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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

953 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005



NYC011-015-023-053-067-097-099-101-109-123-030600- 

953 PM EST SAT APR 2 2005



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 100 AM EST FOR CORTLAND...

TOMPKINS...STEUBEN...SCHUYLER...CHEMUNG...MADISON...SENECA...YATES...

ONONDAGA...AND SOUTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...



WIDESPREAD FLOODING PROBLEMS PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE WARNED AREAS. 

MANY ROADS REMAIN CLOSED...SOME 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 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SO FAR FOR THIS 

EVENT...WITH ISOLATED REPORTS OF AROUND 3.0 INCHES.  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.



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MJ

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