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Yates County Sheriff's Office
Friday August 9th, 2024 :: 09:37 a.m. EDT

Advisory

Yates County Flash Flood Warning

Flash Flood Warning
NYC015-097-101-123-091930-
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/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
929 AM EDT Fri Aug 9 2024

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Western Chemung County in central New York...
  Western Schuyler County in central New York...
  Steuben County in central New York...
  Yates County in central New York...

* Until 330 PM EDT Friday.

* At 929 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain across the
  warned area. Up to 1 inch of rain has already fallen. Flash
  flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by heavy rain.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Elmira, Corning, Hornell, Penn Yan, Watkins Glen, Dundee, Montour
  Falls, West Elmira, Southport, Big Flats, Horseheads, Bath, Elmira
  Heights, Starkey, Campbell, Benton, Urbana, Canisteo, Caton and
  Lindley.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.

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LAT...LON 4267 7737 4276 7731 4276 7696 4265 7690
      4246 7689 4229 7678 4200 7676 4200 7775
      4254 7772 4254 7766 4258 7766 4258 7737

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Kistner

Address/Location
Yates County Sheriff's Office
227 Main Street
Penn Yan, NY 14527

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 315-536-4438

Sheriff Ryan
YCSO
[email protected]
315-536-4438

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