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The National Weather Service in Binghamton is keeping tabs on changing conditions for the region over the next few days.

Emergency Services officials in the region report they have all been advised to keep up on the water levels in area streams and rivers while ice jamming continues to plague flood-prone areas.

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch beginning at 10 p.m. January 11 through 7 p.m. January 13 with ice jam flooding a possibility.

Fire boats are pressed into service as the flooding overnight July 23 resulted in the evacuation of dozens of residents.

Powerful thunderstorms triggered flash flooding and knocked out electric service to thousands of people in the Binghamton area.

Southern Tier residents are being advised to prepare for the possibility of additional flash flooding.

Most of Hickories Park in Owego is available for public use again following flooding.

Things are slowly getting back to normal following some minor flooding in the region.

Officials say they do not expect a fast warm-up and rain that would trigger big flooding problems in the region.

A study of flooding trends along the Susquehanna River Basin that has been hung up in the gears of government for years could be lurching forward a little.