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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
431 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043-
044-047-048-072-270845-
NORTHERN ONEIDA-YATES-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-ONONDAGA-STEUBEN-
SCHUYLER-CHEMUNG-TOMPKINS-MADISON-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-CORTLAND-CHENANGO-
OTSEGO-TIOGA-BROOME-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-
NORTHERN WAYNE-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
431 AM EDT TUE JUL 26 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH NEW YORK STATE AND
NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA THIS AFTERNOON. MOISTURE IS LIMITED WITH THIS
FRONT, SO THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO BE WIDELY SCATTERED. THE
BEST CHANCE FOR STRONGER STORMS WILL BE GENERALLY NORTH OF I88 AND
EAST OF I 81. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ON FRIDAY MOST LOCATIONS WILL HAVE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S
WITH THE HEAT INDEX REACHING NEAR 100 DEGREES. A HEAT ADVISORY
MAY BE NEEDED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

Flash Flood Warning

FLASH FLOOD WARNING
PAC079-260045-
/O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0062.110725T2148Z-110726T0045Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
548 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
  LUZERNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 845 PM EDT

* AT 541 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
  FLOODING IN EDWARDSVILLE AND LARKSVILLE.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DALLAS...
  EDWARDSVILLE...MOUNTAIN TOP...HAZLETON...LARKSVILLE...LUZERNE...
  NANTICOKE...PITTSTON...PLAINS...SHICKSHINNY...SWOYERSVILLE...
  WILKES-BARRE AND WYOMING.

RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...URBAN...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY IN AND NEAR THESE LOCATIONS.

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL
AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 683
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
537 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2011

NYC007-015-097-101-105-107-109-123-PAC015-069-079-103-115-127-131-
252300-
/O.CON.KBGM.SV.A.0683.000000T0000Z-110725T2300Z/

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 683 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

BROOME                CHEMUNG               SCHUYLER
STEUBEN               TIOGA                 TOMPKINS
YATES

IN SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK

SULLIVAN

IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

BRADFORD              LACKAWANNA            LUZERNE
PIKE                  SUSQUEHANNA           WAYNE
WYOMING

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BINGHAMTON...CORNING...ELMIRA...
HAZLETON...HONESDALE...HORNELL...ITHACA...MILFORD...MONTICELLO...
MONTROSE...OWEGO...PENN YAN...SAYRE...SCRANTON...TOWANDA...
TUNKHANNOCK...WATKINS GLEN AND WILKES-BARRE.