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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

153 AM EDT THU MAR 15 2007



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  CHEMUNG COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  STEUBEN COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  TIOGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

  BRADFORD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 745 AM EDT



* AT 146 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL EXTENDING FROM WESTERN STEUBEN COUNTY...

  TO NEAR WAVERLY AND OWEGO NEW YORK. THIS RAINFALL...COUPLED WITH 

  RUNOFF FROM RAIN AND MELTED SNOW EARLIER ON WEDNESDAY WILL RESULT 

  IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS TONIGHT. ANY WATER RUNNING 

  OVER ROADS MAY LEAD TO WASHOUTS AND DAMAGED CULVERTS.   WATER FROM 

  OVERFLOWING STREAMS MAY ENTER HOMES OR BUSINESSES.



* LOCATIONS IN THE ADVISORY INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATHENS...

  SAYRE...CHEMUNG...CORNING...ELMIRA...OWEGO AND WAVERLY.



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.



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.



PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING

TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT

BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.



LAT...LON 4188 7771 4191 7615 4231 7618 4230 7775



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