The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
729 PM EDT THU JUN 27 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
LACKAWANNA COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA...
* UNTIL 130 AM EDT FRIDAY
* AT 721 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
CARBONDALE...SCRANTON AND WAVERLY.
RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...URBAN...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS
IS LIKELY IN AND NEAR THESE LOCATIONS.
RAIN WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL MOVE ACROSS LACKAWANNA COUNTY THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE UNDER THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY. HEAVY DOWNPOURS
WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF WELL OVER 1 INCH PER
HOUR. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF
STREAMS...CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-888-603-1402...OR BY EMAIL
AT BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS OF DRIVING VEHICLES AT NIGHT AS
FLOOD WATERS MAY BE HARD TO SEE.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...URBAN AREAS...HIGHWAYS...STREETS AND UNDERPASSES
AS WELL AS OTHER DRAINAGE AREAS AND LOW LYING SPOTS.
LAT...LON 4119 7565 4126 7565 4129 7569 4134 7569
4139 7582 4143 7583 4150 7577 4153 7580
4164 7572 4164 7547 4126 7544 4124 7550
4122 7552 4122 7554 4116 7560
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http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=BGM&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
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