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000 

WGUS71 KBGM 140045

FFSBGM



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

841 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008



NYC101-140215-

/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080614T0215Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

STEUBEN NY-

841 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR

NORTH CENTRAL STEUBEN COUNTY...



AT 836 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS IS A RESULT OF VERY HEAVY RAIN 

WHICH FELL EARLIER THIS EVENING. SEVERAL ROADS IN THE VICINITY OF 

ROUTE 53 NEAR ATLANTA WERE REPORTED TO BE FLOODED. SEVERAL ROADS 

WERE ALSO WASHED OUT. 



ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS STOPPED...FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 

THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AS THE WATER TAKES A WHILE TO RECEDE. ONLY 

LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATLANTA 

AND RURAL SECTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL STEUBEN 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.



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.



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 4258 7729 4239 7741 4243 7749 4258 7743

TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 180DEG 0KT 4250 7740



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000 

WGUS71 KBGM 140045

FFSBGM



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

841 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008



NYC101-140215-

/O.CON.KBGM.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080614T0215Z/

/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

STEUBEN NY-

841 PM EDT FRI JUN 13 2008



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT FOR

NORTH CENTRAL STEUBEN COUNTY...



AT 836 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH 

FLOODING ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THIS IS A RESULT OF VERY HEAVY RAIN 

WHICH FELL EARLIER THIS EVENING. SEVERAL ROADS IN THE VICINITY OF 

ROUTE 53 NEAR ATLANTA WERE REPORTED TO BE FLOODED. SEVERAL ROADS 

WERE ALSO WASHED OUT. 



ALTHOUGH THE RAIN HAS STOPPED...FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR 

THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO AS THE WATER TAKES A WHILE TO RECEDE. ONLY 

LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATLANTA 

AND RURAL SECTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL STEUBEN 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.



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.



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 4258 7729 4239 7741 4243 7749 4258 7743

TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 180DEG 0KT 4250 7740



$$





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