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WGUS61 KALY 120541
FFAALY
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
141 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
NYZ032-033-038-039-041>043-082-083-121800-
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NORTHERN HERKIMER-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN FULTON-
NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-NORTHERN
FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WARRENSBURG, NORTH RIVER, ATWELL,
JOHNSBURG, HERKIMER, HAGUE, CAROGA LAKE, DOLGEVILLE, BIG MOOSE,
WEST GLENS FALLS, NOBLEBORO, LITTLE FALLS, WHITEHALL, LONG LAKE,
MOHAWK, MCKEEVER, GLOVERSVILLE, JOHNSTOWN, SABATTIS, NORTH CREEK,
EAGLE BAY, FRANKFORT, HULETTS LANDING, SARATOGA SPRINGS, OLD
FORGE, NORTHWOOD, SARATOGA LAKE, GLENS FALLS, WELLS, GRANVILLE,
HOFFMEISTER, ILION, AND BOLTON LANDING
141 AM EDT THU MAR 12 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY RAIN, SNOWMELT, AND ICE JAMS CONTINUES
TO BE POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...THE SOUTHWEST ADIRONDACKS, THE WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY, AND
THE UPPER HUDSON VALLEY.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
CREEKS AND STREAMS MAY RISE OUT OF THEIR BANKS. FLOODING MAY OCCUR
IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MILD TEMPERATURES OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS HAS ALLOWED SNOW ON
THE GROUND TO RIPEN AND MELT. IN ADDITION, THERE HAVE BEEN
PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN. THE COMBINATION OF RUNOFF
FROM SNOW MELT AND RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN RISING
RIVERS THAT WILL LIKELY CAUSE ICE TO BREAK UP AND MOVE,
POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN ICE JAMS AND ASSOCIATED FLOODING.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON RIVER FORECASTS, PLEASE VISIT
WATER.NOAA.GOV.
- 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.
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