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FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

1045 PM EDT THU APR 12 2001



...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE FLOOD WATCH FOR CAYUGA 

LAKE...



THE LEVEL OF CAYUGA LAKE AT MUD LOCK NUMBER 1 WAS 384.9 FEET FRIDAY 

MORNING...THE LEVEL HAS BEEN STEADY SINCE THURSDAY MORNING. THE LAKE 

LEVEL WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR ANY FURTHER RISES. BUT WITH NO 

RAINFALL EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND THE COOLER TEMPERATURES 

SLOWING ANY REMAINING SNOW MELT RUNOFF, LAKE LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN 

NEARLY STEADY.



THE FLOOD STAGE AT MUD LOCK IS 385.0 FEET...HOWEVER...ONLY LOCALIZED 

MINOR FLOODING OCCURS AT THIS STAGE.  MORE WIDESPREAD FLOODING 

OCCURS AT LAKE LEVELS ABOVE 385.3 FEET.  



ON THE SOUTH END OF THE LAKE...THE CAYUGA INLET AT ITHACA ON FRIDAY 

MORNING WAS 383.4 FEET. THIS WAS A RISE OF ONE TENTH OF A FOOT.



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR LAKE LEVELS ON 

CAYUGA LAKE...AND WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED. IF YOU LIVE OR HAVE 

INTERESTS ON CAYUGA LAKE...YOU ARE URGED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO 

THE FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD 

WARNINGS. 



A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT FLOODING IS A POSSIBILITY...NOT A 

CERTAINTY. FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...LISTEN TO NOAA 

WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE TV...CABLE TV OR RADIO STATION. YOU 

CAN ALSO OBTAIN WEATHER INFORMATION FROM THE BINGHAMTON NATIONAL 

WEATHER SERVICE 

WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BGM. 



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