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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

1006 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006



PAC069-271500-

LACKAWANNA PA-

1006 AM EDT TUE JUN 27 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 1100 AM EDT FOR LACKAWANNA

COUNTY...



AT 1003 AM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A THUNDERSTORM

PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA.



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WAVERLY...

WALLSVILLE...TOMPKINSVILLE...OLYPHANT...MOUNT COBB...MAYFIELD...LA

PLUME...FLEETVILLE...EAST BENTON...DICKSON CITY...DALTON...CLARKS

SUMMIT...CLARKS GREEN...CARBONDALE AND ARCHBALD.



ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN 

THE WARNED AREA.



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE

ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS

SAFELY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED QUICKLY.

MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



FLOODING IS OCCURRING. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR IN 

AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED 

BRIDGES...DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A 

FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER 

MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND.



A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.

RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE

PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS

SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY

AUTOMOBILE.



DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF

RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.



LAT...LON 4163 7545 4127 7544 4119 7560 4142 7581

      4163 7580



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