NWS Binghamton NYFF.W 0044August 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Lackawanna and Luzerne, PA
The National Weather Service office in Binghamton issued a flash flood warning for Lackawanna and Luzerne in Pennsylvania, which was in force until 10:45 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 44th flash flood warning the NWS office in Binghamton issued in 2026. Pennsylvania had 114 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 23 in an average August of 2008-2025 (Pennsylvania's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 2.9 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Binghamton NY
- Area
- Lackawanna and Luzerne
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:51 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBGM FF.W 0044
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008Every warning type in Pennsylvania
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The notice as issued
FFWBGM The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Lackawanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northeastern Luzerne County in northeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 1045 PM EDT. * At 751 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Dunmore, Old Forge, Moosic, Olyphant, Edwardsville, Luzerne and West Wyoming.
What the agency told people to do
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely.
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The record around this notice
- Flash Flood Warnings in Pennsylvania since 2008111 a year
- Every warning type in Pennsylvania
- Flash Flood Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most3,924 a year
- NWS notices, August 20264,574 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels