HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL DISCUSSION MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STATE COLLEGE PA 1208 PM EDT THU OCT 29 2009 RAINFALL DURING THE PAST 24 HOURS WAS SCATTERED ACROSS OUR SOUTHERN BASINS INTO THE JUNIATA BASIN AND WIDESPREAD ELSEWHERE. SEVERAL POINTS IN THE NORTH BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA BASIN PICKED UP OVER ONE INCH. 24 HOUR HEAVIEST RAIN AMOUNTS ENDING 12Z THIS MORNING. Value Id County St Location Type 2.28 EDTN6 Otsego NY Edmeston 3WSW DCP 1.69 ERNN6 Chemung NY Erin IFLWS 1.44 NYOT09 Otsego NY Richfield Springs 0. COOP 1.42 BAIN6 Chenango NY Bainbridge DCP 1.40 CHPN6 Herkimer NY Chepachet F/P Precip LARC 1.40 WITN6 Broome NY Whitney Point Dam COOP 1.35 GGTN6 Madison NY Georgetown DCP 1.34 ELLN6 Ulster NY Ellenville COOP 1.32 SDCN6 Delaware NY Sidney Center 3SE DCP 1.30 HNTN6 Cortland NY Hunts Corner F/P Pre LARC 1.30 NYCR03 Cortland NY Willet 1.8E COCO COOP 1.29 SYR Onondaga NY Syracuse AP METAR 1.28 WITN6G Broome NY Whitney Point Dam GO DCP 1.26 BGM Broome NY Binghamton AP METAR 1.23 PASS10 Susquehanna PA Friendsville 6.8NE C COOP DRY WEATHER IS ON TAP TODAY WITH SOME LIGHT SHOWERS FORECAST ACROSS OUR NORTHWEST BASINS FRIDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL RISES UP TO FOUR FEET WILL OCCUR ALONG THE NORTH BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ALL MARFC'S RVF'S AND UPDATED HEADWATER AND FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE HAS BEEN ISSUED. END NNNN