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WGUS71 KBGM 030250

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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

935 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005



NYC007-017-025-077-105-107-PAC015-069-079-103-115-127-131-030530-

935 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 AM EST FOR 

CHENANGO...DELAWARE...TIOGA...SULLIVAN...OTSEGO...AND BROOME 

COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALSO CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 AM EST FOR 

SUSQUEHANNA...BRADFORD...LUZERNE...WYOMING...LACKAWANNA...PIKE...

AND WAYNE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...



WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE WARNED AREAS.

MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED...SEVERAL COUNTIES HAVE DECLARED STATES OF 

EMERGENCY...AND HAVE ALSO REQUIRED EVACUATIONS OF FLOODED 

LOCALITIES.  ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL HAS BEEN DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT 

BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.  



RADAR ESTIMATES...SPOTTER REPORTS...AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGE TOTALS 

INDICATE THAT 1.5 TO 3.0 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR FOR THIS 

EVENT.  ISOLATED REPORTS OF 3.5 TO 4.0 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN 

RECEIVED FROM THE POCONO AND WESTERN CATSKILL REGIONS.  ALTHOUGH THE 

HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE LIKELY ENDED...OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN 

IS STILL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY.



IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT 

NIGHT...WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND 

FLASH FLOODS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...FOR THE 

LATEST UPDATES.



$$



MJ

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000 

WGUS71 KBGM 030250

FFSBGM



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

935 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005



NYC007-017-025-077-105-107-PAC015-069-079-103-115-127-131-030530-

935 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 AM EST FOR 

CHENANGO...DELAWARE...TIOGA...SULLIVAN...OTSEGO...AND BROOME 

COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING ALSO CONTINUES UNTIL 1230 AM EST FOR 

SUSQUEHANNA...BRADFORD...LUZERNE...WYOMING...LACKAWANNA...PIKE...

AND WAYNE COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...



WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE WARNED AREAS.

MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED...SEVERAL COUNTIES HAVE DECLARED STATES OF 

EMERGENCY...AND HAVE ALSO REQUIRED EVACUATIONS OF FLOODED 

LOCALITIES.  ANY UNNECESSARY TRAVEL HAS BEEN DISCOURAGED OVERNIGHT 

BY LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.  



RADAR ESTIMATES...SPOTTER REPORTS...AND AUTOMATED RAIN GAUGE TOTALS 

INDICATE THAT 1.5 TO 3.0 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR FOR THIS 

EVENT.  ISOLATED REPORTS OF 3.5 TO 4.0 INCHES OF RAIN HAVE BEEN 

RECEIVED FROM THE POCONO AND WESTERN CATSKILL REGIONS.  ALTHOUGH THE 

HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE LIKELY ENDED...OCCASIONAL LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN 

IS STILL EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY.



IF YOU MUST TRAVEL IN THE WARNING AREA...BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT 

NIGHT...WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODS AND 

FLASH FLOODS.



STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...FOR THE 

LATEST UPDATES.



$$



MJ

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