FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
336 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
.HURRICANE IRENE WILL MOVE UP THE EAST COAST SPREADING HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE GREATEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE CATSKILLS AND POCONOS...WHERE STORM TOTALS MAY REACH
4 TO 7 INCHES. FURTHER TO THE WEST NEAR AND ALONG THE I-
81 CORRIDOR...RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE
FORECAST.
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NORTHERN ONEIDA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CHENANGO-OTSEGO-BROOME-
DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-
LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...
NORWICH...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN...BINGHAMTON...WALTON...DELHI...
MONTICELLO...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...
HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE
336 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN NEW YORK...BROOME...CHENANGO...
DELAWARE...MADISON...NORTHERN ONEIDA...OTSEGO...SOUTHERN
ONEIDA AND SULLIVAN. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...LACKAWANNA...
LUZERNE...NORTHERN WAYNE...PIKE...SOUTHERN WAYNE...SUSQUEHANNA
AND WYOMING.
* FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
* HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.
THE GREATEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE CATSKILLS
AND POCONOS..WHERE STORM TOTALS MAY REACH 4 TO 7 INCHES.
FURTHER TO THE WEST NEAR AND ALONG THE I-81 CORRIDOR...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE FORECAST.
* FLASH FLOODING OF STREAMS AND CREEKS ARE POSSIBLE...FOLLOWED BY
FLOODING ON LARGER RIVERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON SMALL
STREAMS...CREEKS...POOR DRAINAGE...URBAN AND LOW-LYING AREAS
BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS
AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING...WORKING
OR DRIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE
ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
321 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
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NORTHERN ONEIDA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CHENANGO-BROOME-
SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...ONEIDA...UTICA...ROME...
NORWICH...BINGHAMTON...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...
WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON
321 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* LOCATIONS...ONEIDA, MADISON, CHENANGO, AND BROOME COUNTIES IN
CENTRAL NEW YORK AND SUSQUEHANNA, WYOMING, LACKAWANNA AND
LUZERNE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
* HAZARDS...COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SATURATED GROUND WILL RESULT
IN DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES.
* WINDS...EARLY SUNDAY MORNING NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25
TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND WEAKEN SUNDAY EVENING.
* TIMING...SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN DOWNED TREES WITH
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND POSSIBLY PROPERTY DAMAGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WIND ADVISORIES ARE ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT
GREATER THAN 30 MPH AND/OR WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER
LINES AND WEAKER STRUCTURES. PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD
SECURE ALL LOOSE OBJECTS. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING THROUGH THE
ADVISORY AREA KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL...ESPECIALLY FOR
THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
PLEASE REPORT DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING
TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
350 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
NYZ009-036-037-045-056-PAZ039-043-044-047-280800-
NORTHERN ONEIDA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CHENANGO-BROOME-SUSQUEHANNA-
WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
350 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.
FLOOD WATCH.
HIGH WIND WATCH.
...HURRICANE IRENE TO IMPACT THE REGION LATE SATURDAY THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT...
THERE IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG WINDS OVER
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AS
HURRICANE IRENE MOVES UP THE MID ATLANTIC COAST FROM LATE SATURDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
STAY TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS AND UPDATES OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS...WITH REGARDS TO THE TRACK OF IRENE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...