Latest Flood Watch Information From the National Weather Service

In addition to high winds, we are expecting rain, heavy at times. Please keep looking back for updates.

.. FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* PORTIONS OF NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES... IN NEW YORK... BROOME... CHEMUNG... CHENANGO... CORTLAND... DELAWARE... OTSEGO... SCHUYLER... SENECA... SOUTHERN CAYUGA... STEUBEN... SULLIVAN... TIOGA... TOMPKINS AND YATES. IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA... BRADFORD... LACKAWANNA... LUZERNE... NORTHERN WAYNE... PIKE... SOUTHERN WAYNE... SUSQUEHANNA AND WYOMING.

* FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING

* RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY... WILL DEVELOP ACROSS OUR REGION THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT... BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY.

* RAINFALL TOTALS AVERAGING 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND URBAN AREAS. STREET FLOODING MAY ESPECIALLY BE AN ISSUE WHERE RECENTLY FALLEN LEAVES CLOG DRAINS. PROLONGED HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE RISES ON AREA RIVERS AND MAY CAUSE MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING BEGINNING TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON RIVERS... SMALL STREAMS... CREEKS... POOR DRAINAGE... URBAN AND LOW- LYING AREAS BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING... WORKING OR DRIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

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... RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ...

.HURRICANE SANDY WILL TURN FOR THE COAST TODAY... WITH EXPECTED LANDFALL IN NEW JERSEY THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL SPREAD WELL INLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT... BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TUESDAY. THE RAIN COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES.