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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
417 PM EDT Mon May 6 2024

To: 	Subscribers:
 		- Family of Services
 		- NOAA Weather Wire Service
 		- Emergency Managers Weather Information Network 
		Other NWS partners, users and employees

From: 	Christopher Gitro 
		Meteorologist-in-Charge 
 		Weather Forecast Office Albany NY

Subject:Changes in Flood Stage and Flood Categories for Schoharie
Creek at Gilboa Bridge (GBRN6) 


Effective June 6, 2024, the National Weather Service will change 
the flood stage and flood category stages for the stream gage at 
Gilboa Bridge on the Schoharie Creek. The new flood stage and 
categories will be referenced in flood warnings, flood statements,
and flood advisories. This change is part of a recent re-
evaluation of the flood plain with local emergency managers. 

Flood stage and categories will be adjusted as follows:

							Current                	Updated
Action stage	 			15 						17 
Flood stage 				17 						19 
Moderate flood stage 		19 						22 
Major flood stage 			22 						25

The National Weather Service welcomes public feedback. If you 
have any questions or comments on this change, please contact: 

        Britt Westergard
        Senior Service Hydrologist
        National Weather Service Forecast Office
        ETEC - 1400 Washington Avenue
		Albany, NY 12222
		Phone: 518-626-7545 
		E-mail: britt.westergard@noaa.gov

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