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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

431 AM EST WED MAR 5 2008



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BRADFORD PA-

431 AM EST WED MAR 5 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EST FOR

SOUTHERN BRADFORD COUNTY...



AT 429 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 

SHOW AN AREA OF RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNED AREA INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO        

  CANTON...MONROETON...TOWANDA...TROY AND WYSOX.



THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF BETWEEN 5 AND 530 AM IN BRADFORD 

COUNTY. RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOOD 

PROBLEMS IN THE SOUTHERN BRADFORD COUNTY UNTIL AROUND 7 AM. THE 

TOWANDA CREEK CONTINUES TO RISE RAPIDLY TOWARD FLOOD STAGE. 

THEREFORE A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE TOWANDA CREEK AT 

MONROETON WHERE CREEK LEVELS COULD APPROACH 15 FEET...1 FOOT ABOVE 

FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS MORNING. 



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.



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 4157 7659 4157 7668 4158 7669 4158 7679

      4159 7680 4159 7687 4182 7692 4179 7626

      4154 7630

TIME...MOT...LOC 0931Z 180DEG 0KT 4164 7660



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