1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 8, 9:30 AM EST, 2 hours 30 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 1030 AM EDT SUN APR 8 2001 WILL UPDATE FORECAST TO REMOVE LIKELY POPS SINCE LEFTOVER MORNING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE EXITED TO THE EAST. WILL LEAVE A LOW CHC POP FOR THIS AFTN FOR A SHRA OR TSRA. SEE LITTLE REASON TO CHANGE THE CURRENT TEMP FORECAST. OBSERVATIONS SHOW THE WARM FRONT HAS HAD PUSH NORTHWARD THRU WESTERN NEW YORK...BUT LITTLE PUSH TO THE EAST AGAINST THE CAD SIGNATURE SEEN ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND PENNSYLVANIA. WILL CONTINUE TO LEAVE THE WARM TEMPS IN THE FAR WEST ZONES AND PARTLY SUNNY FOR THIS AFTN IN THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES. SAT PIX SHOW THE CLEARING HAS MADE IT TO THE DOOR STEP OF OF THIS AREA...SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL KEEP MOVING ONE STEP FURTHER TO THE EAST. HYDROWISE...FLOOD WARNING FOR TIOUGHNIOGA RIVER AT CORTLAND AND WATCH REMAINS FOR AREAS EXPECTED TO BE AFFECTED BY FLOODING IN SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN. WE ARE EVALUATING NEW DATA THIS MORNING FOR THESE AND OTHER FORECAST POINTS AND WILL ISSUE NEW STATEMENTS THIS AFTN. WORK ZONES OUT. .BGM...FLOOD WATCH SUNDAY FOR BROOME...CHENANGO...CORTLAND AND TIOGA COUNTIES. JML
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy rains and snowmelt runoff caused seasonal flooding along Canadarago Lake to become excessive. Numerous houses along the shore outside of the normal flood plain became flooded to the first floor. Dozens of residents were evacuated.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, April 2001
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