Flood, Susquehanna
- When
- March 27, 6:30 AM EST to March 28, 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Susquehanna forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.821, -75.801 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Pennsylvania, March 27 to 28, 2002
Minor flooding occurred on the Susquehanna River in New York on the 27th and 28th. This was due to an inch and a half to two and a half inches of precipitation mostly in the form of rain.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BGM wrote it up.
Minor flooding occurred on the Susquehanna River in New York on the 27th and 28th. This was due to an inch and a half to two and a half inches of precipitation mostly in the form of rain. Most of the rain fell in a 12 hour period during the day on the 26th. The rain fell onto a saturated snow covered ground. Snow depths were only a few inches with water equivalents less than an inch. Creeks and streams flooded in the area the evening of the 26th. The Susquehanna River at Bainbridge rose to flood stage of 13 feet at 8:30 AM on the 27th. The river at Bainbridge crested at 13.47 feet 9 PM on the 27th then fell below flood stage at 6 AM on the 28th. The Susquehanna River at Conklin rose to flood stage of 11 feet at 6:30 PM on the 27th. Bainbridge and Conklin river gages are the forecasts points before and after the river dips briefly into Susquehanna County. The river at Conklin crested at 12.13 feet at 7:45 PM on the 27th. The stage at Conklin fell below flood stage at 10 PM on the 28th. The Susquehanna River at Waverly rose to the flood stage of 11 feet at 8 AM on the 27th. The river at Waverly crested at 11.47 feet at 7:45 PM on the 27th before falling back below flood stage at 8 AM on the 28th. The Waverly, New York river gage is actually located in Sayre, Pennsylvania.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Binghamton, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 27, 4:05 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 27, 4:05 AM EST, 2 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 405 AM EST WED MAR 27 2002 UPR LVL SHORT WAVE LIFTING NE INTO CANADA ATTM WITH A FEW SHSNS ACROSS WRN NY AND LK ONTARIO. WITH TRACK OF SHORT WAVE NE AND T85 NOT COLD ENOUGH TO GENERATE LES EXPECT FA TO STAY DRY THIS MORNING. SATELLITE SHOWS OVERCAST DECK BACK THROUGH LK HURON AND ERN OHIO. MODEL SOUNDING SHOW PLENTY OF LOW LVL MST UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. THINK LAKE MARCH SUN SHOULD PROVIDE ENOUGH MIXING FOR PS SKIES THIS AFTERNOON AFTER A CLOUDY MORNING. TONIGHT...LOW LVL MOISTURE PROGS AND MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW MOIST LOW LVLS OVERNIGHT. AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS FEATURE BUT WITH SFC HIGH STILL BUILDING IN AND ENOUGH FLW IN THE BOUNDARY LYR, DONT THINK LOW CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE WITH MAINLY CLEAR. THURSDAY...SFC HIGH OVR FA WITH UPR LVL RIDGING. WENT SUNNY IN ALL ZONES. THURSDAY NIGHT...WARM FRONT APPROACHES AFTER 06Z. LOWERED POPS TO CHC IN WRN ZONES AND REMOVED POPS ELSEWHERE AS BETTER MOISTURE AND LIFT STILL WEST OF FA THROUGH 12Z. EXTENDED UNCHANGED. .BGM...NONE. RRM
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Bradford
- When
- March 27, 8:00 AM EST to March 28, 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Bradford forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.789, -76.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
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The same day elsewhere
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5284011, 5284010.