Flooding a major issue in the Southern Tier

By: Web Staff

Flooding in the Southern Tier: What you need to know

Officials are warning that the current flooding in the Southern Tier could be worse than it was in June of 2006. Our Carmen Perez has been covering this story and has more from West Corners in Broome County.

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Flooding keeps our reporter out of Pennsylvania

This was the scene in Nichols, New York as our crews tried to make it into Pennsylvania, but were turned around.

Water levels in the creeks and streams surrounding the area were rising to high levels. Several parks, fields and yards in the village were underwater.

Numerous roadways and bridges around Nichols and the Pennsylvania border are currently shut down.

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DEC putting flood walls into place

The DEC has already put flood walls in place on bridges along the Susquehanna River. Most of the flooding Wednesday has been due to small creeks and streams and a deluge of rain. But with river waters rising, it could be even worse. Our Chris Whalen has more.

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Evacuations becoming mandatory

Major evacuations in the Southern Tier as the rain has not stopped and there are now predictions that the Susquehanna River could top the catastrophic flood levels it reached back in 2006. Our Melissa Kakareka just attended a briefing with Broome County officials and joined us on the phone with more.

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Parking lot caves in on Vestal Parkway

Damage from the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee is also being seen in non-flooded areas. A portion of the parking lot outside of a FedEx store on the Vestal Parkway collapsed Wednesday afternoon.

Officials closed off much of the parking lot as a precaution in case further damage occurs. One person we talked to says he missed losing his car by just one spot.

"I normally park right over there where the spot is half gone, I park there every single day. But today, for some reason, I parked just next to it one space over. A customer came into the store today and said your parking lot is caving in. You might want to move your car," Binghamton resident Tyler Distad said.