FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
459 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
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459 AM EDT THU JUN 13 2013
…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING…
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…IN NEW YORK…BROOME…CHEMUNG…CHENANGO…CORTLAND…DELAWARE…OTSEGO…SCHUYLER…STEUBEN…SULLIVAN…TIOGA AND TOMPKINS. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…BRADFORD…LACKAWANNA…LUZERNE…NORTHERN WAYNE…PIKE…SOUTHERN WAYNE…SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING.
* FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING…BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES FROM MID MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.50 TO 2.50 INCHES IS FORECAST…BUT LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
* LOCALIZED SMALL STREAM AND URBAN FLOODING IS ANTICIPATED…ALONG WITH MINOR RIVER FLOODING. AREAS THAT HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAINFALL RECENTLY…WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE DUE TO ALREADY WET GROUND.
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.