NWS Binghamton NYFF.W 0046August 27, 2026
Flash Flood Warning: Otsego, NY
The National Weather Service office in Binghamton issued a flash flood warning for Otsego in New York, which was in force until 11:15 p.m. local time on August 27. It was the 46th flash flood warning the NWS office in Binghamton issued in 2026. New York had 40 flash flood warnings in August 2026, against 23 in an average August of 2008-2025 (New York's flash flood warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Binghamton NY
- Area
- Otsego
- State
- New York
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- Expires
- 11:15 p.m. EDT, August 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBGM FF.W 0046
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Flash Flood Warnings in New York since 2008Every warning type in New York
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The notice as issued
FFWBGM The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Central Otsego County in central New York... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 815 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is already occurring or will 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... Oneonta, Cooperstown, Worcester, Middlefield, Hartwick, Maryland, Pittsfield, Morris and Milford.
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.