How dramatic was Friday’s flash flooding across the Southern Tier and northern Pennsylvania?
Water levels in Tuscarora Creek didn’t even reach half a foot when residents in South Addison went to bed Thursday night. By 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, though, waters raged over 12 feet high and forced the evacuation of residents across the area.
Several other towns in southern Steuben County were ordered to evacuate as the county issued a state of emergency due to dangerous floodwaters that threatened homes and washed away roads in some areas.
Tuscarora Creek hit the moderate flood stage, just shy of reaching the major flood stage of 13 feet, according to the NOAA. Classifications advance from the action stage to minor, moderate and major flood stages. Thresholds for each level vary by water body.
The Canisteo River in West Cameron also reached the moderate flood stage after rising from 3.71 feet Thursday night to 17.77 feet at 8:30 p.m. Friday. The Cohocton River at Bath hit the minor flood stage at 11.22 feet Friday. Many other waters in the region hit the action stage.
Here’s how much major water levels in rivers and creeks across the Southern Tier rose from Thursday to Friday and into Saturday, in some cases.
Genesee River at Wellsville
Baseline: 4.4 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 9.61 feet at 7:15 p.m. Friday, action stage
Canaseraga Creek at Dansville
Baseline: 2.33 feet Thursday.
Flood crest: 4.19 feet at 5:30 p.m. Friday
Canacadea Creek above Hornell
Baseline: 1 foot Thursday
Flood crest: 2.14 feet at 12:45 p.m. Friday
Canisteo River at Hornell
Baseline: .72 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 4 feet at 3 p.m. Friday, action stage.
Canisteo River at West Cameron
Baseline: 3.71 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 17.77 feet at 8:30 p.m. Friday, moderate flood stage
Cohocton River at Bath
Baseline: 2.44 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 11.22 feet at 5:30 p.m. Friday, minor flood stage
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Tuscarora Creek at South Addison
Baseline: .44 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 12.16 feet at 3 p.m. Friday, moderate flood stage
Canisteo River at Addison
Baseline: 3.18 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 15.76 feet at 5:33 p.m. Friday
Cohocton River at Campbell
Baseline: 2.29 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 9.87 feet at 10:45 p.m. Friday, minor flood stage
Tioga River at Lindley
Baseline: 4.28 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 11.11 feet at 5 p.m. Friday
Tioga River at Erwin
Baseline: 1.6 feet
Flood crest: 11.83 feet at 8 p.m. Friday
Cowanesque River at Lawrenceville, Pa.
Baseline: 7.73 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 10.96 feet at 10 a.m. Saturday, action stage
Tioga River at Tioga Junction, Pa.
Baseline: 7.59 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 13.67 feet at 2:30 p.m. Friday, action stage
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Chemung River at Corning
Baseline: 15.15 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 23.19 feet at 9:15 p.m. Friday, action stage
Chemung River at Elmira
Baseline: 1.31 feet Friday
Flood crest: 10.03 feet at 1:15 a.m. Saturday, action stage
Chemung River at Chemung
Baseline: 3.3 feet Friday
Flood crest: 12.1 feet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, action stage
Susquehanna River at Owego
Baseline: 15.76 feet
Flood crest: 24.65 feet at 6:45 a.m. Saturday
Susquehanna River at Vestal
Baseline: 6.91 feet
Flood crest: 16.81 feet at 3:30 a.m. Saturday, action stage
Susquehanna River at Binghamton
Baseline: 4.08 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 12.24 feet at 1:30 a.m. Saturday, action stage
Susquehanna River at Conklin
Baseline: 5.12 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 13.6 feet at 1:30 a.m. Saturday
Susquehanna River at Windsor
Baseline: 5.51 feet Thursday
Flood crest: 13.37 feet at 1:30 a.m. Saturday
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: How high Southern Tier rivers, creeks crested during Debby floods
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