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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

405 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  LACKAWANNA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  LUZERNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

  WYOMING COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 530 PM EST



* AT 404 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN

  AREA OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA.



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

  AVOCA...WILKES-BARRE AND SCRANTON.



A LINE OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH 5 PM. 

DOWNPOURS WILL PRODUCE UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IN A SHORT TIME... 

WHICH WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING. 



RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...URBAN...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS 

IS LIKELY IN AND NEAR THESE LOCATIONS. HUNTSVILLE CREEK IN LUZERNE 

COUNTY IS ONE AREA THAT WILL LIKELY SEE SOME FLOODING. 



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 4091 7604 4161 7613 4164 7559 4123 7550

      4121 7556 4112 7564 4112 7570 4109 7575

      4104 7577 4103 7573 4099 7575

TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 180DEG 0KT 4132 7589



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