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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
348 AM EDT WED APR 3 2024
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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
348 AM EDT WED APR 3 2024
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT 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...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING
ALSO MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM YESTERDAY THROUGH TONIGHT
WILL AVERAGE 1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES BEFORE PRECIPITATION CHANGES
OVER TO SNOW LATER TONIGHT. 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.
HITCHCOCK
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