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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1247 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
.AN ICE JAM MAY CAUSE WATER TO INFILTRATE THE LOWLANDS ALONG THE
RIVER.
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STEUBEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CORNING AND HORNELL
1247 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2026
..FLOOD WATCH FOR ICE JAMS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY ICE JAMS IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTY, STEUBEN.
* WHEN...THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF RECENT RAIN AND SNOWMELT WILL RESULT
IN INCREASED FLOW ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS IN STEUBEN COUNTY
THROUGH SATURDAY. ICE ON THE RIVERS MAY BREAK UP, JAM DOWNSTREAM
AND CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE RIVER.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ICE JAMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY COUNTY OFFICIALS ALONG THE
CANISTEO AND COHOCTON RIVERS. THE ICE JAM ON THE CANISTEO
RIVER IS LOCATED NEAR WEST CAMERON. THE ICE JAM ON THE
COHOCTON RIVER IS LOCATED NEAR THE ROUTE 4 BRIDGE ABOUT 2
MILES UPSTREAM FROM COOPERS PLAIN.
- HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
BJT
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