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FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

824 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2003



...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 945 PM EDT FOR BRADFORD

COUNTY...



AT 820 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED AN 

AREA OF EXCESSIVE RAINFALL FELL OVER THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS 

EVENING...ALBA...CHERRYTOWN...DURELL...LEONA...LIBERTY 

CORNERS...MACEDONIA...MINNEQUA...MONROE...RIGGS...SILVARA...STEVENSVI

LLE...TERRYTOWN...TOWANDA...TROY...WEST BURLINGTON...WEST FRANKLIN 

AND WYALUSING.



RAPID FLOODING WILL CONTINUE OVER MANY OF THE SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS 

AROUND THE ABOVE MENTIONED LOCATIONS.



AT 820 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS 

ROADS CLOSED TO TRAFFIC DUE TO WASHOUTS AND FLOODING.  THE WORST 

FLOODING WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE AREAS AROUND 

TOWANDA...STEPHENSVILLE...AND WYALUSING.



RADAR RAINFALL ESTIMATES INDICATE THE WORST FLOODING IS LIKELY ON 

THE FOLLOWING CREEKS.  NEAR TROY ON FALL BROOK...WEBIER CREEK...AND 

THE TIOGA RIVER.  NEAR BURLINGTON ON WALLACE RUN, SUGAR CREEK, AND 

POND RUN.  NEAR SHESHEQUIN ON HEMLOCK RUN.  NEARY SYLVANIA ON ELK 

RUN.  NEAR WEST BURLINGTON ON THE CREEK THAT FLOWS NEXT TO STEAM 

HOLLOW DRIVE.



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.



BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE

DANGERS OF FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS.



CAMPERS IN THE WARNED AREA MUST MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.



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