Wednesday, September 7, 2011

NOAA Warning - Weather Wire

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning.

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
442 PM EDT WED SEP 7 2011

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WESTERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
LACKAWANNA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
EASTERN LUZERNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
EASTERN SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
WAYNE COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 438 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN
AREA OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO AVOCA...
CARBONDALE... CLARKS SUMMIT... MOUNTAIN TOP.... HAZLETON...
HONESDALE... SCRANTON... DELHI... AND WALTON.

A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL OCCUR LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING... WHICH WILL BE ENOUGH TO
CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS... CREEKS... URBAN AREAS... AND
OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...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.

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.

LAT...LON 4091 7607 4141 7590 4150 7577 4164 7572
4164 7578 4200 7552 4200 7537 4200 7536
4201 7540 4208 7542 4249 7489 4251 7481
4195 7496 4185 7514 4173 7506 4144 7519
4137 7535 4127 7533 4122 7554 4112 7563



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