Flash Flood Warnings Today

  |  August 13, 2013
Flickr/Edwin Martinez1

Flickr/Edwin Martinez1

Per the Watershed Post, there are flash flood warnings today, as heavy rains descend. Nothing Irene-like (we hope), but in these areas — mostly Ostego and Delaware Counties — residents should try to avoid driving, especially in flood-prone areas. After the jump, the full text of the alert.

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 831 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR… NORTHERN DELAWARE COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK… SOUTHERN OTSEGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK…

* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT

* AT 825 AM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OVER THE WARNED AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR HAVE BEEN COMMON…WITHIN A BAND OF VERY HEAVY RAINFALL MOVING THROUGH THE WARNED AREA. ADDITIONAL TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST 9 TO 930 AM. THE OLEOUT…TREADWELL…AND CHARLOTTE CREEK WATERSHEDS APPEAR TO BE AT RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING.

* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO DELHI AND ONEONTA.

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 BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

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.

IN HILLY TERRAIN THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT TAKES ONLY A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY.

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