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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

810 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007



NYC007-PAC115-160230-

BROOME NY-SUSQUEHANNA PA-

810 PM EDT THU MAR 15 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR

EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL SUSQUEHANNA AND EXTREME SOUTH CENTRAL BROOME

COUNTIES...



AT 730 PM EDT...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS IN BROOME COUNTY NEW 

YORK CONTINUED TO REPORT AN ICE JAM THAT WAS PRODUCING FLOODING 

ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FROM NEAR CORBETTSVILLE NEW YORK...TO 

GREAT BEND PENNSYLVANIA. IN NEW YORK...SEVERAL RESIDENCES IN THE 

IMMEDIATE RIVER FLOOD PLAIN HAVE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED DUE TO THE 

FLOOD WATERS. THE WATER LEVEL WAS REPORTED TO BE CLOSING IN ON ROUTE 

11 AT THIS TIME. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

CORBETTSVILLE...CONKLIN...KIRKWOOD AND GREAT BEND.



THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER AT THE CONKLIN GAUGE WAS 12.7 FEET AT 730 PM. 

THE ICE JAM DEVELOPED JUST UPSTREAM OF THE RIVER GAUGE...AND WAS 

HOLDING BACK A 2 TO 3 FOOT HIGHER LEVEL OF WATER THAN THE CURRENT 

RIVER LEVEL AT THE GAUGE. AT CONKLIN...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO RISE 

BETWEEN 13 TO 14 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING...BUT WILL BE HIGHER UPSTREAM

OF THE ICE JAM. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PREDICT WHEN THE ICE JAM WILL 

BREAK FREE. IF THE JAM DOES BREAK TONIGHT...THE FLOOD WAVE WILL ONLY 

AFFECT AREAS IMMEDIATELY DOWNSTREAM OF THE ICE JAM...AND QUICKLY 

DISSIPATE WHILE MOVING TOWARD BINGHAMTON. RIVER LEVELS AT BINGHAMTON 

WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE ARE STILL FORECAST TO REACH NEAR 14 FEET 

TONIGHT.



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

IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA...FOLLOW THE EMERGENCY INSTRUCTIONS 

OF YOUR COUNTY AND LOCAL OFFICIALS. MONITOR RIVER LEVELS 

CLOSELY...AND MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF FLOOD WATERS 

THREATEN YOUR LOCATION. 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 4202 7573 4197 7576 4199 7581 4205 7581



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