[emo-news] Ice jam threat this week

[Emergency Management News - Norwich, NY]

Hazardous Weather OutlookHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
SUN MAR 11 2007

...AN INCREASED RISK FOR ICE JAM FLOODING LATER THIS WEEK...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW
YORK...SOUTHEASTERN NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
MILD SPRING-LIKE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FROM MONDAY THROUGH
MID-WEEK. TEMPERATURES COULD REACH WELL INTO THE 50S AND EVEN TOP
60 TUESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS FROM
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...NO EXCESSIVE
RAINFALL IS EXPECTED. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE AMOUNT OF ICE IN OUR
RIVER SYSTEMS...AND THE EXISTING SNOWPACK...RUNOFF FROM MELTING
SNOW COMBINED WITH SOME RAINFALL WILL INCREASE THE RISK FOR ICE
JAMS ON OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS. REMEMBER...ICE JAMS COULD CAUSE
RAPID RISES IN RIVER LEVELS AND IN SOME CASES FLOODING. PERSONS IN
FLOOD PRONE AREAS THAT TYPICALLY ARE AFFECTED BY ICE JAMS SHOULD
MONITOR THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WATCHES AND WARNINGS. THE BEST WAY TO KEEP INFORMED IS TO LISTEN
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV.

              A. Wesley Jones, Director
Norwich Emergency Management
One City Plaza, Norwich, NY 13815
(607) 334-1299
(607) 336-2080 (fax)
http://www.norwichnewyork.net/emergency










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