Flood Warning

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New York...

Beaver Kill At Cooks Falls affecting Delaware and Sullivan Counties.

For the Beaver Kill Creek...including Cooks Falls...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls.

* WHEN...Until this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Between 12 and 16 feet, recreation areas, campgrounds and some low lying properties along the river become flooded from Cooks Falls to East Branch.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was 12.5 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 2:00 AM EDT Wednesday was 12.6 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise to a crest of 12.6 feet this morning. It will then fall below flood stage late this morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 12.5 feet on 12/11/1952. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood