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Flood Watch, Hurricane Sandy

Flood Watch

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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
337 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

…HEAVY RAIN FROM HURRICANE SANDY IS EXPECTED TO HIT THE AREA…

.HURRICANE SANDY IS MOVING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST COAST AND IS EXPECTED TO TURN WESTWARD TO LANDFALL ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST MONDAY…BEFORE ENTERING CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA EARLY TUESDAY.

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337 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…IN NEW YORK…BROOME…CHEMUNG…CHENANGO…CORTLAND…DELAWARE…OTSEGO…SCHUYLER…SENECA…SOUTHERN CAYUGA…STEUBEN…SULLIVAN…TIOGA…TOMPKINS AND YATES. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…BRADFORD…LACKAWANNA…LUZERNE…NORTHERN WAYNE…PIKE…SOUTHERN WAYNE…SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING.

* FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

* HEAVY RAIN FROM THE LAND FALLING HURRICANE SANDY WILL BEGIN MONDAY AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY.

* HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS.  PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE RISES IN AREAS RIVERS AND MAY CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING BEGINNING TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON RIVERS…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.

Hazardous Weather Outlook, Hurricane Sandy

Hazardous Weather Outlook

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
328 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

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328 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…
…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK…SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.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.

TROPICAL SYSTEM SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHWARD OVER THE ATLANTIC THROUGH THE WEEKEND…BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL ALONG THE NEW JERSEY COAST…AND THEN TURNING INLAND.

THIS POWERFUL STORM WILL LIKELY HAVE ITS GREATEST IMPACTS ON CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FROM LATER MONDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED…WITH URBAN FLOODING PROBABLE. MAIN STEM RIVERS COULD SEE LEVELS RISE INTO THE MINOR OR MODERATE FLOOD RANGE BY MID-WEEK. HIGH WINDS COULD ALSO DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES…RESULTING IN POWER OUTAGES.

UNCERTAINTY STILL EXISTS WITH THE ULTIMATE TRACK OF SANDY…AND THUS WITH THE MAGNITUDE AND EXACT LOCATIONS OF THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AND STRONGEST WINDS. STAYED TUNED TO LATER FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON…AND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

High Wind Watch, Hurricane Sandy

High Wind Watch

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URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
312 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

…DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND TUESDAY…

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312 PM EDT SAT OCT 27 2012

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS…ALL OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

* WINDS…WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH…ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS…WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL CAUSE WIDESPREAD PROLONGED POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE TREES TO FALL RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE AND CLOSED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR MORE AND/OR GUSTS OF 50 MPH OR MORE. THESE STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE TREES AND POWER LINES TO ALL…AND COULD RESULT IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED…STAY INSIDE AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF TREES BLOCKING ROADS AND WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES.