THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... BRADFORD 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. A NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...AND LOCALLY HIGHER...EXPECTED. * LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO ATHENS... CANTON...SAYRE...TOWANDA...TROY AND WYALUSING. RAPID FLOODING OF STREAMS...CREEKS...URBAN...AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY IN AND NEAR THESE LOCATIONS. 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 [email protected]. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LAT...LON 4200 7615 4165 7612 4165 7620 4155 7622 4154 7629 4159 7687 4160 7688 4200 7694
Posted on: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 23:28:24 +0000
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