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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED

FLASH FLOOD WARNING

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY

1241 AM EDT SAT SEP 18 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS EXTENDED THE



* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...

  BRADFORD COUNTY IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA



* UNTIL 445 AM EDT



* AT 1238 AM EDT...WIDESPREAD FLOODING CONTINUED COUNTY-WIDE.        

  SIGNIFICANT FLOODING WAS OCCURRING ALONG THE TOWANDA CREEK AT      

  MONROETON. AREA HOMES COULD BE THREATENED. MANY ROAD               

  CLOSURES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED. 



* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO WYSOX...

  WYALUSING...WINDHAM...WETONA...WARREN CENTER...ULSTER...TROY...

  TOWANDA...SYLVANIA...SPRINGFIELD...SPRING HILL...SOUTH BRANCH...

  SAYRE...ROME...RIDGEBURY...NORTH TOWANDA...NEW ALBANY...

  MONROETON...MILAN...LITCHFIELD...LE ROY...LE RAYSVILLE...

  HERRICKVILLE...HERRICK...GILLETT...FRANKLINDALE...EAST

  SMITHFIELD...CANTON...CAMPTOWN...BURLINGTON...BRUSHVILLE...SUGAR

  RUN AND ATHENS.



RADAR ESTIMATES AND RAIN GAUGE REPORTS INDICATE THAT 3 TO 5 INCHES 

OF RAIN HAS FALLEN SINCE FRIDAY MORNING...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 

AMOUNTS. MORE HEAVY RAIN SHOULD PERSIST OVERNIGHT...WITH AN 

ADDITIONAL INCH OR SO OF RAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH ABOUT 4 AM. THIS WILL 

ONLY AGGRAVATE EXISTING PROBLEMS.  



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.



LAT...LON 4198 7617 4168 7614 4157 7624 4161 7687

      4199 7694



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MJ

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