FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
252 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
…THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK…PENNSYLVANIA…
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT VESTAL AFFECTING BROOME AND TIOGA COUNTIES
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT WAVERLY/SAYRE AFFECTING TIOGA AND BRADFORD COUNTIES
CHENANGO RIVER AT SHERBURNE AFFECTING CHENANGO COUNTY
TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER AT CORTLAND AFFECTING CORTLAND COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT TOWANDA AFFECTING BRADFORD COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT MESHOPPEN AFFECTING WYOMING COUNTY
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR WILKES-BARRE AFFECTING LUZERNE COUNTY
WEST BRANCH DELAWARE AT WALTON AFFECTING DELAWARE COUNTY
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
SAFETY MESSAGE…
DO NOT DRIVE OVER FLOODED ROADS OR BRIDGES…
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO…THE OFFICIAL VOICE OF THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE…FOR LATER DEVELOPMENTS…
FOR FURTHER RIVER AND WEATHER INFORMATION YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WEATHER.GOV/BGM
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252 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR WILKES-BARRE.
* FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT TO LATE FRIDAY NIGHT…OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.
* AT 2:30 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 22.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST…RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 23.6 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACT…AT 22.0 FEET…LOWLANDS IN PLAINSVILLE…PLYMOUTH FLATS…WEST NANTICOKE AND SHICKSHINNY FLOOD. MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE DESIGN OF LEVEE PROTECTION IN THE CITY OF WILKES-BARRE IS 41 FEET.