Binghamton, NY

Weather Forecast Office

Flood of June 2006

Summary
River Gauges
Flood Photos

From June 26 through June 28 2006, the combination of tropical moisture and a stalled cold front produced flash flooding and river flooding across portions of the Upper Susquehanna, Delaware and Chenango River Basins of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania.

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Cooperative Observer and Rainfall Spotter Network Observed Amounts, June 26^th 8 AM to June 28^th 8 AM, 2006. Preliminary data.	Hurricane Agnes Rainfall Map June 18-25, 1972.	July 6-10, 1935 Rainfall Map.

24 Hour Multi-sensor Precipitation Estimates (MPE)

Preliminary data


MPE from 8 AM EDT June 24 to 8 AM EDT June 25, 2006.	MPE from 8 AM EDT June 25 to 8 AM EDT June 26, 2006.	MPE from 8 AM EDT June 26 to 8 AM EDT June 27, 2006.

MPE from 8 AM EDT June 27 to 8 AM EDT June 28, 2006.	MPE from 8 AM EDT June 28 to 8 AM EDT June 29, 2006.	Total MPE accumulation from 8 AM EDT June 24 to 2006 8 AM EDT June 29, 2006.

Definitions

The MPE graphic shown in this section are Multisensor Precipitation Estimates, otherwise known as MPE data. The data used to produce this graphic is a combination of radar and precipitation gages. The image below are rainfall totals from June 22, 2006 8 AM EDT to June 30, 2006 at 8 AM EDT. Source: Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center.

When using MPE data, it is important to remember it is vulnerable to the same inaccuracies that can be caused by either radar or precipitation gages. For radar, problems would be: freezing or frozen precipitation, low topped convection, bright banding, the reflectivity/rainfall relationship in use, calibration of the radar, radar location and elevation, range degradation, and the radar's effective coverage. For precipitation gages, problems come from freezing precipitation, windy conditions, gage siting, under measurement by tipping bucket gages in high intensity rainfall, and gage maintenance.

This page contains links to river data for some of the river gages across the NWS Binghamton county warning area. The NWS Binghamton office has warning responsiblity for the locations mark with a light blue or yellow circles. The data will include a hydrograph showing the river stage at that location before and after the flooding event.

The data shown here is a snapshot of what the river stage was during the flooding event.

What is a hydrograph? This type of graph shows how the river level changes over time at a specific location. River level or stage is in feet and on the left side of the hydrograph.

Please note the time and date of the data on each of these pages. Times on the graphic are in Z time in a military or 24 hour time format. for more information, see the bottom of this page.

Each hydrograph has a horizontal line that shows the following,

Purple line shows the level of a Major flood.
Blue line shows the level of a Moderate flood.
Red line shows flood stage.

To view past data for selected sites, click on the yellow circles.

This is not real time information. To view real time river data and forecasts, please visit the National Water Prediction Service page.

What is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)?

GMT was established to aid worldwide oceanic navigation and is based on the rotation of the Earth. It was not until the British railway system started using GMT in the mid 1800s that GMT was adopted "for land use". And it was not until the late 1800s that GMT was adopted universally. At this time, the 24 time zones were created along with the International Date Line.

So, you want to know how to convert GMT into your local time zone. Well, it goes like this:

During Daylight Savings Time, GMT is 4 hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). So if the time is 0800 GMT, it is 4:00 a.m. in New York City and Miami and 1:00 a.m. in Los Angeles. During Standard Time, GMT is 5 hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time (EST). So, 1000 GMT corresponds to 5:00 a.m. in New York City and Miami and 2:00 a.m. in Los Angeles.

Please note that GMT may be listed as Zulu (Z) or Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Click on the images below for a larger view. Back to the main page.
Endwell, NY area near the Crossroads Diner. 06/28/2006	Endwell, NY area East Main and Hooper Road. 06/28/2006	Old Vestal Road, Vestal, NY. 06/28/2006	Town Square Mall, Vestal, NY. 06/28/2006
Town Square Mall, Vestal, NY. 06/28/2006	Looking down the Chenango River towards Binghamton, NY.	Union Endicott High School. Endicott, NY	Chenango Driving range, Chenango Bridge, NY, June 28,2006.
Chenango Commons in Chenango Bridge, NY on June 28,2006.	Delaware County Flood Photos.	Susquehanna floodwater covering Route 41 near Afton, NY.	Susquehanna floodwater over County Road 26 in Nineveh, NY.
River Road in Nichols, NY, taken at approx. 7 PM EDT, June 29th.	Route 17c in Tioga Center, taken at 7 PM EDT June 29th.	Flooding in Greene on June 28 2006 at 6 PM EDT at Ballflats.	Flooding in Greene on June 28 2006 at 6 PM EDT at Elm Street.
Water hitting the South Washington Street Bridge in Binghamton, NY.	Downtown Binghamton from the State Street Bridge looking West along Riverside Drive. Taken at 11:34 AM EDT on 06.29.2006.	The bridge crosses the Susquehanna River between Endicott and Vestal NY (taken from Endicott side). Taken at approximately 3 PM EDT on Wednesday June 28, 2006.	Taken around 10:00 am on the June 28th, 2006 in the Town of Delhi, Delaware County on Bell Hill Road near the intersection of Peakes Brook Road.
Bottom of Bainbridge Guilford road in Guilford around 8 AM EDT June 28, 2006.	End of School street intersecting at County Route 35 around 8 AM EDT June 28, 2006.	Equinunk, PA area.	Another of the Equinunk, PA area.
Looking east from Massachusetts Avenue on Riverview Drive, Endwell, NY, around 4 PM EDT June 28, 2006.	Delaware Water Gap I-80 Bridge a few hours after cresting at over 21 feet above normal.	DWG Turn Around area - the water on the road is over 8 feet deep here. The tunnel is flooded.	Cabins along the Brodhead just south of Canadensis, PA
Hallstead & Great Bend, Pa. area.	Another from the Hallstead & Great Bend, Pa. area.	Water over 17c into Owego, NY: taken June 28, 2006	Entrance to Hickories Park Owego, NY: taken June 28, 2006
Susquehanna River rising into the businesses in Owego, NY: taken June 28, 2006	High water Owego Bridge: taken June 28, 2006	Tri Cities Airport Endicott, NY: taken June 28, 2006	Grippen Park Ice Rink, Endicott, NY: taken June 28, 2006
Boat launch area near Apalachin, NY: taken June 28, 2006	Flood damage, Old Vestal Road, Vestal, NY: taken June 28, 2006	Flood damage to house.: taken June 28, 2006	Union Endicott High School, Endicott, NY: taken June 28, 2006
Goal post at Union Endicott High School, Endicott, NY: taken June 28, 2006	Vestal River Gage, Vestal NY	Chenango River near Holiday Inn in Binghamton, NY: taken June 28, 2006	Parking lot at Town Square Plaza in Vestal, NY: taken June 28, 2006
Courtesy Chastity Smith. Flooding on the Chenango River in downtown Greene, NY around 10:30 AM.	Courtesy Chastity Smith. Flooding on the Chenango River in downtown Greene, NY around 10:30 AM.

Addition Information

Rainfall Reports - text.
Current 1-Day Observed Precipitation - mixed of radar and gauge data.
River Forecasts
USGS: 100-Year Flood - It's All About Chance
Past Flooding Events