Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 5 at 8:37PM EDT until May 5 at 10:15PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 5, 2025 - 5:37pm
Expires:
May 5, 2025 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 837 PM EDT, emergency management reported heavy rain around State
Routes 36, 248, 417, and County Route 68 at Honey Run Road near
Hornell. Between 1 and 1.5 inches of rain have fallen. Flash
flooding is already occurring.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Heavy rain producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Emergency management reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Hornell, Canisteo, Woodhull, Jasper, Troupsburg, Arkport,
Greenwood, Hartsville, South Dansville, North Hornell, Buena
Vista, West Greenwood, Young Hickory and Willeyville.
There are closures along State Route 36, State Route 248, and on
County Route 68 at Honey Run Road near Hornell due to water over
roadways.
Instruction:
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.
Area Description:
Steuben, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Binghamton NY