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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1055 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
.AN ICE JAM MAY CAUSE WATER TO INFILTRATE THE LOWLANDS ALONG THE
RIVER.
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STEUBEN-TOMPKINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CORNING, HORNELL, AND ITHACA
1055 AM EST SAT FEB 21 2026
...FLOOD WATCH FOR ICE JAMS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY ICE JAMS CONTINUES TO BE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, STEUBEN AND TOMPKINS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF RECENT RAIN AND SNOWMELT HAS RESULTED
IN INCREASED FLOW ALONG RIVERS AND STREAMS IN TOMPKINS AND STEUBEN
COUNTIES. ICE ON THE RIVERS MAY BREAK UP, AND JAM DOWNSTREAM TO
CAUSE FLOODING IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. SOME PARK
AND TRAIL AREAS HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED ELEVATED WATER LEVELS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- FOR STEUBEN COUNTY, ICE JAMS HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY COUNTY
OFFICIALS ALONG THE CANISTEO AND COHOCTON RIVERS, INCLUDING
NEAR CAMERON MILLS, CAMPBELL, WEST CAMERON, AND COOPERS
PLAINS.
FOR TOMPKINS COUNTY, AN ICE JAM HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY COUNTY
OFFICIALS ALONG FALL CREEK NEAR BEEBE LAKE AND CORNELL
UNIVERSITY IN ITHACA.
- 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.
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