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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

324 PM EDT TUE MAY 28 2002



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SULLIVAN...

WAYNE...LACKAWANNA...PIKE AND LUZERNE COUNTIES...



AT 317 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A

NEARLY STATIONARY THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN ACROSS SOUTHEAST 

LUZERNE COUNTY...SOUTHERN LACKAWANNA COUNTY...SOUTHERN WAYNE 

COUNTY... AND SOUTHERN PIKE COUNTY.  TOWNS NEAR OR UNDER THIS STORM 

INCLUDE...BEAR CREEK...STODDARTSVILLE AND NEWFOUNDLAND. RADAR 

RAINFALL ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN PER HOUR WERE ASSOCIATED 

WITH THIS STORM.



THE STORM MAY DRIFT SLOWLY TO THE NORTH THROUGH 5 PM...WITH HEAVY 

RAINS...SHIFTING SLIGHTLY NORTH TOWARD WILKES BARRE...MOSCOW AND 

PITTSTON. 



DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE 

ROADWAY. VEHICLES CAUGHT IN RISING WATER SHOULD BE ABANDONED. MOVE TO

HIGHER GROUND.



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