Winter warm-up causes minor flooding
CHENANGO COUNTY – Due to unseasonably warm weather, melting snow in combination with rain fall has caused minor flooding problems throughout some areas of Chenango County. The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued an urban and small stream advisory for all of Chenango County, in effect throughout Thursday morning.
Norwich Emergency Management Officer A. Wesley Jones said this morning the Chenango River at Norwich was currently at a level of eight and a half feet, only half a foot from the flood stage. “Flooding will be relatively minor,” Jones said, “but it could reach the point we get flooding across East Main Street.”
According to Jones, the Norwich City Police Department kept an eye on both Canasawacta Creek and the Chenango River. “Our primary concern yesterday was with ice jam flooding,” Jones said, explaining that this was no longer a cause for concern since most of the larger chunks of ice were pushed out yesterday, leaving only small pieces today.
Jones expects today’s minor flooding to be a fairly quick event. “Later this morning the river should crest,” Jones said. “It’s supposed to turn colder today and start snowing by tomorrow. The river should be receding later today.”
According to the Chenango County Sheriff’s Department, problems are already occurring in areas throughout the county. Road crews in Oxford dealt with an ice-clogged sluiceway on Cooper School House Road yesterday. In Smyrna, road crews were on pump detail beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday evening and had to deal with washed-out road conditions on Reynolds Hill and Thompson Hill early this morning.
Chenango County Emergency Management Deputy Director Matt Beckwith said so far there have been no major problems as a result of the weather. “It’s mostly field flooding around the banks of the river,” Beckwith said, explaining that the Chenango River was flowing over its banks at some places in Sherburne and Oxford. “There are no major problems at this point and time. Luckily, most of the ice is gone,” Beckwith said, adding that ice jam flooding is no longer a significant risk. “Depending on the storm, it will probably turn to sleet or snow later in the day,” he said.
In addition to the flood watch, the National Weather Service has also issued a special weather statement, warning that a winter storm is possible late in the day on Friday. Depending on the movement of the storm system, significant snow fall is possible.
Norwich Emergency Management Officer A. Wesley Jones said this morning the Chenango River at Norwich was currently at a level of eight and a half feet, only half a foot from the flood stage. “Flooding will be relatively minor,” Jones said, “but it could reach the point we get flooding across East Main Street.”
According to Jones, the Norwich City Police Department kept an eye on both Canasawacta Creek and the Chenango River. “Our primary concern yesterday was with ice jam flooding,” Jones said, explaining that this was no longer a cause for concern since most of the larger chunks of ice were pushed out yesterday, leaving only small pieces today.
Jones expects today’s minor flooding to be a fairly quick event. “Later this morning the river should crest,” Jones said. “It’s supposed to turn colder today and start snowing by tomorrow. The river should be receding later today.”
According to the Chenango County Sheriff’s Department, problems are already occurring in areas throughout the county. Road crews in Oxford dealt with an ice-clogged sluiceway on Cooper School House Road yesterday. In Smyrna, road crews were on pump detail beginning at 5 p.m. Wednesday evening and had to deal with washed-out road conditions on Reynolds Hill and Thompson Hill early this morning.
Chenango County Emergency Management Deputy Director Matt Beckwith said so far there have been no major problems as a result of the weather. “It’s mostly field flooding around the banks of the river,” Beckwith said, explaining that the Chenango River was flowing over its banks at some places in Sherburne and Oxford. “There are no major problems at this point and time. Luckily, most of the ice is gone,” Beckwith said, adding that ice jam flooding is no longer a significant risk. “Depending on the storm, it will probably turn to sleet or snow later in the day,” he said.
In addition to the flood watch, the National Weather Service has also issued a special weather statement, warning that a winter storm is possible late in the day on Friday. Depending on the movement of the storm system, significant snow fall is possible.
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