PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 917 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2018 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM: DOUGLAS A. BUTTS, JR. METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE, BINGHAMTON NY SUBJECT: PLANNED CHANGES IN FLOOD CATEGORIES FOR STREAM GAGE AT MATAMORAS/PORT JERVIS ON THE DELAWARE RIVER (MTMP1) EFFECTIVE AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ON AUGUST 6, 2018, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTENDS TO CHANGE THE MODERATE AND MAJOR FLOOD CATEGORY STAGES FOR THE STREAM GAGE AT MATAMORAS/PORT JERVIS ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. BECAUSE OF THIS CHANGE, STARTING ON MONDAY AUGUST 6, 2018, FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD STATEMENTS WILL REFERENCE THE NEW CATEGORY LEVELS. THIS CHANGE IS PART OF A RECENT RE-EVALUATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY, AND FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. THESE CHANGES WILL PUT FUTURE FLOODING IN A MORE HISTORICALLY APPROPRIATE CONTEXT ACCORDING TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD DEFINITIONS. THE NEW FLOOD CATEGORIES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: 1. MODERATE FLOOD STAGE BECOMES 20.0 FEET ABOVE GAGE ZERO. THE PREVIOUS MODERATE FLOOD STAGE WAS 24.0 FEET ABOVE GAGE ZERO. 2. MAJOR FLOOD STAGE BECOMES 21.5 FEET ABOVE GAGE ZERO. THE PREVIOUS MAJOR FLOOD STAGE WAS 27.0 FEET ABOVE GAGE ZERO. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WELCOMES PUBLIC FEEDBACK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS CHANGE, PLEASE CONTACT: DOUGLAS A. BUTTS, JR. METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE 32 DAWES DRIVE JOHNSON CITY, NY 13790 PHONE: 607-770-9531 EXT.222 E-MAIL: DOUGLAS.BUTTS@NOAA.GOV
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 922 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2018 TO: SUBSCRIBERS: -FAMILY OF SERVICES -NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE -EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK OTHER NWS PARTNERS, USERS, AND EMPLOYEES FROM: DOUGLAS A. BUTTS, JR. METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE, BINGHAMTON NY SUBJECT: PLANNED CHANGES IN FLOOD CATEGORY FOR THE STREAM GAGE AT MONTAGUE ON THE DELAWARE RIVER (MTGN4) EFFECTIVE AT 1200 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME ON AUGUST 6, 2018, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INTENDS TO CHANGE THE MAJOR FLOOD CATEGORY STAGE FOR THE STREAM GAGE AT MONTAGUE ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. BECAUSE OF THIS CHANGE, STARTING MONDAY AUGUST 6, 2018, FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD STATEMENTS WILL REFERENCE THE NEW CATEGORY LEVEL. THIS CHANGE IS PART OF A RECENT RE-EVALUATION OF THE FLOODPLAIN WITH REPRESENTATIVES FROM COUNTY AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, AS WELL AS OTHER OFFICIALS. THIS CHANGE WILL PUT FUTURE FLOODING IN A MORE HISTORICALLY APPROPRIATE CONTEXT ACCORDING TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLOOD DEFINITIONS. THE NEW FLOOD CATEGORIES WILL BE AS FOLLOWS: 1. MAJOR FLOOD STAGE BECOMES 31.0 FEET ABOVE GAGE ZERO. THE PREVIOUS MAJOR FLOOD STAGE WAS 33.0 FEET ABOVE GAGE ZERO. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WELCOMES PUBLIC FEEDBACK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS CHANGE, PLEASE CONTACT: DOUGLAS A. BUTTS, JR. METEOROLOGIST-IN-CHARGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE 32 DAWES DRIVE JOHNSON CITY, NY 13790 PHONE: 607-770-9531 EXT.222 E-MAIL: DOUGLAS.BUTTS@NOAA.GOV