FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
306 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
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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-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BOONVILLE…PENN YAN…SENECA FALLS…AUBURN…SYRACUSE…CORNING…HORNELL…WATKINS GLEN…ELMIRA…ITHACA…ONEIDA…UTICA…ROME…CORTLAND…NORWICH…ONEONTA…COOPERSTOWN…OWEGO…BINGHAMTON…WALTON…DELHI…MONTICELLO…TOWANDA…SAYRE…MONTROSE…TUNKHANNOCK…SCRANTON…WILKES-BARRE…HAZLETON…MILFORD…HONESDALE
306 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING…
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES…IN NEW YORK…BROOME…CHEMUNG…CHENANGO…CORTLAND…DELAWARE…MADISON…NORTHERN ONEIDA…ONONDAGA…OTSEGO…SCHUYLER…SENECA…SOUTHERN CAYUGA…SOUTHERN ONEIDA…STEUBEN…SULLIVAN…TIOGA…TOMPKINS AND YATES. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA…BRADFORD…LACKAWANNA…LUZERNE…NORTHERN WAYNE…PIKE…SOUTHERN WAYNE…SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING.
* THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* HEAVY RAIN AND RESIDUAL SNOW MELT TONIGHT WILL CAUSE RISES ON AREA CREEKS… STREAMS AND RIVERS.
* THE GREATEST RISK FOR FLOODING WILL BE LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND IN URBAN AREAS AS HEAVY RAIN OVER A SHORT PERIOD CAUSES RAPID RISES. MAIN STEM RIVERS WILL
ALSO RISE BUT ONLY MINOR FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
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.