FLOOD ADVISORY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
700 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

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LUZERNE PA-
700 PM EDT THU AUG 9 2012

…THE URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL LUZERNE COUNTY…

AT 656 PM EDT DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PRODUCED OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME NEAR BEAR CREEK HAS DISSIPATED.

LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO BEAR CREEK AND VICINITY. THE NORTHEAST EXTENSION OF THE TURNPIKE…LAUREL RUN ROAD…ROUTE 115 AND BEAR CREEK BOULEVARD WILL BE IMPACTED.

ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE BACK INTO THE AREA BETWEEN 715 PM AND 800 PM. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES COULD CAUSE MORE FLOODING IN THE ADVISORY AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. MOST FLOODING DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. TURN AROUND AND FIND ANOTHER ROUTE.

BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF THE FLOODING THREAT INCREASES…OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.

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LAT…LON 4119 7582 4120 7566 4113 7569 4112 7570
4111 7585

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DJN