Just a reminder that tomorrow 13-Mar-2011 at 2am, is when the time change takes place. Don’t forget to change your clocks to one hour ahead.
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Flash Flood Warning
FLASH FLOOD WARNING PAC079-110530- /O.NEW.KBGM.FF.W.0003.110310T2333Z-110311T0530Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 633 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... CENTRAL LUZERNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... * UNTIL 1230 AM EST * AT 630 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO MOUNTAIN TOP...LARKSVILLE...NANTICOKE...RICE TOWNSHIP...THE WAPWALLOPEN CREEK AND WILKES-BARRE. 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.
Flood Advisory
FLOOD ADVISORY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 618 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 PAC079-110515- /O.NEW.KBGM.FA.Y.0005.110310T2318Z-110311T0515Z/ /00000.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ LUZERNE PA- 618 PM EST THU MAR 10 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... LUZERNE COUNTY... * UNTIL 1215 AM EST * AT 615 PM EST...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING... AND WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. * LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AVOCA... DALLAS...DUPONT...EDWARDSVILLE...MOUNTAIN TOP...HARVEYS LAKE... HAZLETON...LARKSVILLE...LUZERNE...NANTICOKE...PITTSTON...PLAINS... SHICKSHINNY...SWOYERSVILLE...WILKES-BARRE AND WYOMING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS AROUND AN INCH HAVE FALLEN ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE COUNTY SO FAR. WITH ADDITIONAL MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...RISING WATER IS LIKELY ALONG THE SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE ELEVATED LEVELS ON SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND PONDING OF WATER IN URBAN AREAS... HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.