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.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
334 AM 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
334 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 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 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 IS 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.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
746 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011
...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...
.SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW YORK
AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH RAPID SNOWMELT WILL
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES OF AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. NUMEROUS
FORECAST POINTS ALONG AREA RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED
FLOOD STAGE...WHILE SEVERAL LOCATIONS ARE FORECAST TO REACH
MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN COMBINED
WITH CLOGGED STORM DRAINS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE REGION. ALL LIVING ALONG OR NEAR AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR LATER FORECAST STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THIS EVOLVING FLOOD SITUATION. REMEMBER...NEVER ATTEMPT
TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF WATER TO
KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET...AND A FEW FEET TO CARRY A VEHICLE AWAY.
THIS DEVELOPING FLOOD SITUATION HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.
PAZ038-039-043-044-047-101200-
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BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWANDA...SAYRE...MONTROSE...
TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON
746 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...BRADFORD...LACKAWANNA...LUZERNE...SUSQUEHANNA AND
WYOMING.
* FROM 7 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
* 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN COUPLED WITH SNOWMELT COULD LEAD TO
SIGNIFICANT FLOOD PROBLEMS IN THE WATCH AREA.
* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON THE
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND ITS SMALLER TRIBUTARIES. THE POTENTIAL
EXISTS FOR MAJOR FLASH FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND
CREEKS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON LARGER
RIVERS...SMALLER 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.
PLEASE REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND OBSERVED FLOODING TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...
OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.