06/05/2025
Your WVVC Weather Team is keeping you up to date...
We have a Flood Watch posted for Oneida County and an active Flash Flood Warning post led for Herkimer County, to pass along from The National Weather Service.
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Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather Service Binghamton NY
459 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
NYZ009-037-070630-
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Northern Oneida-Southern Oneida-
Including the cities of Utica, Boonville, and Rome
459 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
..FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be
possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central New York, including the following
areas, Northern Oneida and Southern Oneida.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding may occur
in poor drainage and urban areas.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Thunderstorms develop this evening associated with an upper
level low pressure system. These storms will be slow moving
and could train over the same locations. The thunderstorms
will transition to lingering moderate or locally heavy rain
late tonight into Wednesday morning over the Finger Lakes and
Syracuse area.
- Visit https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood for more
information.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action
should Flash Flood Warnings be issued.
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Flash Flood Warning
Flash Flood Warning
NYC043-070000-
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
502 PM EDT Tue May 6 2025
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Herkimer County in eastern New York...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 502 PM EDT, trained weather spotters reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area. Cars are reported
stranded on Caroline and Mohawk Street in the Town of Herkimer
with additional flooding in Ilion. Between 1 and 2 inches of rain
have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch are possible
in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Trained spotters reported.
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...
Ilion, Herkimer, Mohawk, Frankfort, Middleville, Cedarville,
Jordanville, Elizabethtown, Warren, North Ilion, South Ilion, East
Frankfort, Spinnerville, Dennison Corners, North Frankfort, North
Columbia, Getman Corners, Corrado Corners, Beacon Light Corners
and East Schuyler.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
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.
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LAT...LON 4283 7491 4283 7492 4284 7494 4285 7497
4286 7498 4287 7501 4288 7503 4291 7510
4289 7511 4309 7515 4314 7511 4315 7496
FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED
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