FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
746 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011

...SIGNIFICANT FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK AND
NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

.SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW YORK
AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
FRIDAY. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH RAPID SNOWMELT WILL
RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT RISES OF AREA STREAMS AND RIVERS. NUMEROUS
FORECAST POINTS ALONG AREA RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED
FLOOD STAGE...WHILE SEVERAL LOCATIONS ARE FORECAST TO REACH
MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY RAIN COMBINED
WITH CLOGGED STORM DRAINS MAY RESULT IN AREAS OF FLASH FLOODING
ACROSS THE REGION. ALL LIVING ALONG OR NEAR AREA RIVERS AND
STREAMS ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR LATER FORECAST STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THIS EVOLVING FLOOD SITUATION. REMEMBER...NEVER ATTEMPT
TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF WATER TO
KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET...AND A FEW FEET TO CARRY A VEHICLE AWAY.
THIS DEVELOPING FLOOD SITUATION HAS THE POTENTIAL OF BECOMING
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

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BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOWANDA...SAYRE...MONTROSE...
TUNKHANNOCK...SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON
746 PM EST WED MAR 9 2011

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  COUNTIES...BRADFORD...LACKAWANNA...LUZERNE...SUSQUEHANNA AND
  WYOMING.

* FROM 7 AM EST THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING

* 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN COUPLED WITH SNOWMELT COULD LEAD TO
  SIGNIFICANT FLOOD PROBLEMS IN THE WATCH AREA.

* THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR MODERATE TO MAJOR FLOODING ON THE
  SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AND ITS SMALLER TRIBUTARIES. THE POTENTIAL
  EXISTS FOR MAJOR FLASH FLOODING ON SMALLER STREAMS AND
  CREEKS...POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

PLEASE REPORT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND OBSERVED FLOODING 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
1237 PM EST SUN MAR 6 2011

...COMBINATION OF RAIN AND SNOW MELT COULD CAUSE FLOODING TODAY
INTO MONDAY...

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OTSEGO-DELAWARE-SULLIVAN-BRADFORD-SUSQUEHANNA-NORTHERN WAYNE-
WYOMING-LACKAWANNA-LUZERNE-PIKE-SOUTHERN WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ONEONTA...COOPERSTOWN...WALTON...
DELHI...MONTICELLO...TOWANDA...SAYRE...MONTROSE...TUNKHANNOCK...
SCRANTON...WILKES-BARRE...HAZLETON...MILFORD...HONESDALE
1237 PM EST SUN MAR 6 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...DELAWARE...OTSEGO AND
 SULLIVAN. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...BRADFORD...LACKAWANNA...
 LUZERNE...NORTHERN WAYNE...PIKE...SOUTHERN WAYNE...SUSQUEHANNA
 AND WYOMING.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
  NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...BEFORE COLDER AIR CHANGES THE RAIN TO
  SNOW LATER THIS EVENING. SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS COULD FLOOD
  TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. SOME FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE
  MAJOR RIVERS LATER TONIGHT OR MONDAY.

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.

LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR THE LATEST
UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIAL FLOOD SITUATION. YOU COULD ALSO VISIT
OUR WEBSITE AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/BGM