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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

612 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007



NYC109-250100-

TOMPKINS NY-

612 PM EDT FRI AUG 24 2007



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR

NORTHEASTERN TOMPKINS COUNTY...



AT 608 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 2 INCHES OF 

RAINFALL IN FREEVILLE.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO 

GROTON....FREEVILLE...AND WEST DRYDEN.



BASINS TO RECEIVE HEAVY RAINFALLS INCLUDE SALMON CREEK...TAUGHANNOCK 

CREEK...MINNEGAR BROOK...HEMLOCK CREEK...LOCKE CREEK...MILL 

CREEK...FALL CREEK...BEAVER CREEK...AND GULF CREEK.  RAINFALL RATES 

UPWARDS TO 2.5 INCHES WITHIN AN HOUR HAVE BEEN SEEN IN THESE 

BASINS.  SUCH RAPID RAINFALL RATES ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE RAPID RISES 

IN MULTIPLE SMALL STREAMS THROUGHOUT NORTHERN TOMPKINS COUNTY.



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. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.



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 4257 7660 4263 7666 4262 7627 4248 7626

      4253 7656

TIME...MOT...LOC 2212Z 180DEG 0KT 4257 7648



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