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Flood Watch

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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
306 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

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306 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY 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…MADISON…NORTHERN ONEIDA…ONONDAGA…OTSEGO…SCHUYLER…SENECA…SOUTHERN CAYUGA…SOUTHERN ONEIDA…STEUBEN…SULLIVAN…TIOGA…TOMPKINS AND YATES. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…BRADFORD…LACKAWANNA…LUZERNE…NORTHERN WAYNE…PIKE…SOUTHERN WAYNE…SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING.

* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* HEAVY RAIN AND RESIDUAL SNOW MELT TONIGHT WILL CAUSE RISES ON AREA CREEKS… STREAMS AND RIVERS.

* THE GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING WILL BE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND IN URBAN AREAS AS HEAVY RAIN OVER A SHORT PERIOD CAUSES RAPID RISES. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL
ALSO RISE BUT ONLY MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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 Warning

Flood Warning

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FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
252 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK…PENNSYLVANIA…

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT VESTAL AFFECTING BROOME AND TIOGA COUNTIES
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT WAVERLY/SAYRE AFFECTING TIOGA AND BRADFORD COUNTIES
CHENANGO RIVER AT SHERBURNE AFFECTING CHENANGO COUNTY
TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER AT CORTLAND AFFECTING CORTLAND COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT TOWANDA AFFECTING BRADFORD COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT MESHOPPEN AFFECTING WYOMING COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR WILKES-BARRE AFFECTING LUZERNE COUNTY
WEST BRANCH DELAWARE AT WALTON AFFECTING DELAWARE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

SAFETY MESSAGE…

DO NOT DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADS OR BRIDGES…

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE…FOR LATER DEVELOPMENTS…

FOR FURTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BGM

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252 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR WILKES-BARRE.
* FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.6 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT…AT 22.0 FEET…LOWLANDS IN PLAINSVILLE…PLYMOUTH FLATS…WEST NANTICOKE AND SHICKSHINNY FLOOD. MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE DESIGN OF LEVEE PROTECTION IN THE CITY OF WILKES-BARRE IS 41 FEET.

Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory

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URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1037 AM EST MON JAN 28 2013

…A WINTRY MIX WILL IMPACT THE REGION INTO TONIGHT…

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1037 AM EST MON JAN 28 2013

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON…

* LOCATIONS…THE FINGER LAKES REGION…INCLUDING THE SYRACUSE METRO AREA…THE TWIN TIERS…AND THE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON METRO AREA.

* HAZARDS…FREEZING RAIN.

* ACCUMULATIONS…SNOW HAS ENDED AS OF LATE THIS MORNING. FREEZING RAIN WILL ACCUMULATE UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* TIMING…SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AS OF LATE THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO NEAR OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING OVER THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER… INCLUDING ELMIRA AND CORNING… BY 1 PM. FARTHER EAST IT WILL BE COLDER… WITH TEMPERATURES RISING TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING IN WILKES BARRE AND
SCRANTON BY 2 PM… AND THE POCONOS… BINGHAMTON AND SYRACUSE BY AROUND 4 PM. TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL BE QUITE HAZARDOUS UNTIL TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE FREEZING. AREAS OF ICING WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY… ESPECIALLY OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

* TEMPERATURES…RISING FROM THE 20S TO THE LOWER 30S.

* WINDS…SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

* IMPACTS…SLIPPERY TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON UNTREATED SURFACES AREA-WIDE THIS MORNING…WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT AT LOWER ELEVATIONS LATER THIS AFTERNOON… ESPECIALLY OVER THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

PLEASE REPORT SNOWFALL AND/OR ICE AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772…OR BY EMAIL AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.