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WGUS71 KBGM 281656
FFSBGM

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1256 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

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WYOMING PA-
1256 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM EDT FOR
WESTERN WYOMING COUNTY...

AT 1249 PM EDT...COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED 
SEVERE FLASH FLOODING IN THE NOXEN AND FORKSTON AREAS. THERE WERE 
REPORTS OF NUMEROUS HOMES...BRIDGES AND ROADS FLOODED IN THESE 
AREAS. THE HEAVY RAINS HAVE TAPERED OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH 
SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUING FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. ADDITIONAL 
HEAVY RAINS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED. BUT FLOODING FROM RAINS EARLIER 
TODAY WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON. 

THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS FLOOD SITUATION. 

WHEN YOU CAN DO SO SAFELY...PLEASE REPORT FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...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.

MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.

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LAT...LON 4138 7629 4158 7621 4158 7605 4139 7599
      4138 7602 4138 7628

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DJN