Headline:
Flash Flood Warning issued May 6 at 5:34PM EDT until May 6 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Event:
Flash Flood Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 6, 2025 - 2:34pm
Expires:
May 6, 2025 - 5:15pm
Description:
At 534 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms
producing heavy rain across the warned area, especially across the
Moravia and Skaneateles areas. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain has
already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly.
HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing
flash flooding.
SOURCE...Law enforcement reported.
IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams,
urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Auburn, Owasco, Sennett, Skaneateles, Locke, Marcellus, Jordan,
Moravia, Niles, Sempronius, Kelloggsville, Casowasco, Cascade,
Montville, Melrose Park, Elbridge, New Hope, Marietta, Edgewater
and Sherwood.
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:
Cayuga, NY; Onondaga, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Binghamton NY