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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

207 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006



NYC007-017-023-025-077-107-109-280915-

CORTLAND NY-CHENANGO NY-TOMPKINS NY-DELAWARE NY-TIOGA NY-OTSEGO NY-

BROOME NY-

207 AM EDT WED JUN 28 2006



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 515 AM EDT FOR 

BROOME...OTSEGO...TIOGA...DELAWARE...TOMPKINS...CHENANGO AND 

CORTLAND COUNTIES...



RAIN WAS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL NEW YORK EARLY THIS 

MORNING. THE RAIN HAS DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY DURING THE PAST FEW 

HOURS... HOWEVER ANOTHER SURGE OF HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED AROUND 

DAYBREAK. THE HEAVY RAIN DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS HAS CAUSED 

WIDESPREAD ROAD FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNING AREA.  EVACUATIONS HAVE 

OCCURRED IN SOME COMMUNITIES. 



THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-MORNING... THEN END BEFORE NOON. 

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING WILL RANGE UP 

TO 2 INCHES... WHICH WILL BE ENOUGH TO CONTINUE TO WORSEN THE 

FLOODING. 



LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

BINGHAMTON... OWEGO... ITHACA... CORTLAND... NORWICH... WALTON... 

AND ONEONTA. 



FLOODING IS ALSO OCCURRING 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 4265 7469 4197 7500 4203 7658 4257 7669

      4271 7565



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