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WGUS71 KBGM 280603

FFSBGM



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

154 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006



PAC015-069-079-115-127-131-280845-

SUSQUEHANNA PA-BRADFORD PA-LUZERNE PA-WYOMING PA-LACKAWANNA PA-

WAYNE PA-

154 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 AM EDT FOR WAYNE...

LACKAWANNA...WYOMING...LUZERNE...BRADFORD AND SUSQUEHANNA COUNTIES...



HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS 

MORNING. HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD ROAD FLOODING ACROSS THE 

WARNING AREA.  EVACUATIONS HAVE OCCURRED IN SOME COMMUNITIES. 



THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK... THEN END BY 

MID MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING 

WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES... WITH LOCALIZED 3 INCH AMOUNTS 

POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THE FLOODING. 



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

WILKES BARRE... TOWANDA... MONTROSE... TUNKHANNOCK... AND HONESDALE. 



FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURING ON MANY OF THE MAIN STEM RIVERS IN THE 

AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MAIN STEM RIVERS... REFER TO RIVER 

FLOOD STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 4200 7576 4194 7530 4170 7505 4124 7537

      4091 7606 4120 7632 4155 7624 4161 7679

      4197 7677



$$



MSE

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000 

WGUS71 KBGM 280603

FFSBGM



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

154 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006



PAC015-069-079-115-127-131-280845-

SUSQUEHANNA PA-BRADFORD PA-LUZERNE PA-WYOMING PA-LACKAWANNA PA-

WAYNE PA-

154 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 445 AM EDT FOR WAYNE...

LACKAWANNA...WYOMING...LUZERNE...BRADFORD AND SUSQUEHANNA COUNTIES...



HEAVY RAIN WAS CONTINUING ACROSS NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA EARLY THIS 

MORNING. HEAVY RAIN HAS CAUSED WIDESPREAD ROAD FLOODING ACROSS THE 

WARNING AREA.  EVACUATIONS HAVE OCCURRED IN SOME COMMUNITIES. 



THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER DAYBREAK... THEN END BY 

MID MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH MID-MORNING 

WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES... WITH LOCALIZED 3 INCH AMOUNTS 

POSSIBLE. THIS RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO WORSEN THE FLOODING. 



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

WILKES BARRE... TOWANDA... MONTROSE... TUNKHANNOCK... AND HONESDALE. 



FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURING ON MANY OF THE MAIN STEM RIVERS IN THE 

AREA. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE MAIN STEM RIVERS... REFER TO RIVER 

FLOOD STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE

UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS

SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.



LAT...LON 4200 7576 4194 7530 4170 7505 4124 7537

      4091 7606 4120 7632 4155 7624 4161 7679

      4197 7677



$$



MSE

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