CHENANGO COUNTY – The National Weather Service along with Weather Underground has issued a flood watch for all of Chenango County with an increased emphasis placed on homes and communities near large streams, creeks and the Chenango River.

According to the NWS, the latest succession of clear, sunny days and crisp fall nights will come to an end, and the persistently dry conditions have left much of central NY well below its usual rainfall levels for the year – by nearly four inches.