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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
732 PM EDT TUE APR 2 2024
NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-030845-
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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, ROCHESTER,
BUFFALO, BATAVIA, WARSAW, GENESEO, JAMESTOWN, OLEAN, WELLSVILLE,
ORCHARD PARK, AND SPRINGVILLE
732 PM EDT TUE APR 2 2024
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, ALLEGANY, CATTARAUGUS, CHAUTAUQUA, GENESEE, LIVINGSTON,
MONROE, NIAGARA, NORTHERN ERIE, ORLEANS, SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING.
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM EDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING
MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- RIVER BASIN RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 1.5 TO 2.5 INCHES
BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THIS WILL CAUSE MOST CREEKS AND RIVERS TO RISE TO NEAR
BANKFULL, AND THERE IS A RISK FOR FLOODING AT LOCATIONS WHERE
RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE NEAR THE HIGHER END OF THAT RANGE.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
PP
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