URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
409 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011
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NORTHERN ONEIDA-ONONDAGA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-
CHENANGO-TIOGA-BROOME-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-
LUZERNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOONVILLE...SYRACUSE...ONEIDA...UTICA...
ROME...CORTLAND...NORWICH...OWEGO...BINGHAMTON...TOWANDA...
SAYRE...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...
HAZLETON
409 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* 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...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING...TODAY INTO THIS 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 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.
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
357 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT EARLY THIS MORNING INTO THIS
EVENING...
.HURRICANE IRENE IS MOVING UP THE EAST COAST SPREADING HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
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
357 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
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.
* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TODAY. 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 INTO THE
AFTERNOON...FOLLOWED BY FLOODING ON LARGER RIVERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. FLASH FLOODING AND FLOODING IS
ESPECIALLY LIKELY ALONG THE DELAWARE RIVER AND ITS
TRIBUTARIES.
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.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
440 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
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NORTHERN ONEIDA-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CHENANGO-BROOME-SUSQUEHANNA-
WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
440 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.
.DAY ONE...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.
WIND ADVISORY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY.