FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1007 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

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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
1007 PM EDT WED SEP 28 2011

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

THE FLASH 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 EVENING

* AN UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT LAKES WILL MOVE
  SLOWLY EAST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE BANDS
  OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA
  THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. MANY AREAS IN CENTRAL NEW
  YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA ARE SATURATED FROM HEAVY
  RAINFALL WHICH OCCURRED ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
  ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN THE
  POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2
  INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE
  BANDS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS PERSIST THE LONGEST.

* IF THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN OCCURS IT WILL CAUSE RAPID RISES ON
  STREAMS AND CREEKS AND ALSO URBAN FLOODING. IN ADDITION...
  MINOR FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN
  NEW YORK AT CONKLIN AND VESTAL...AND AT WAVERLY/SAYRE ON THE
  NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA BORDER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP THAT LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. FLASH FLOODING IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.