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WHUS41 KBUF 120114
CFWBUF
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
814 PM EST THU JAN 11 2024
NYZ010-019-085-121000-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.A.0001.240113T1200Z-240114T0900Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
814 PM EST THU JAN 11 2024
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT LAKESHORE FLOODING POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...LAKE ERIE SHORE OF ERIE AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...THE RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS AT THE EASTERN END OF
LAKE ERIE MAY RESULT IN LAKESHORE FLOODING ALONG THE LAKE ERIE
SHORE. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG ROUTE 5 IN HAMBURG, BUFFALO
HARBOR AND CANALSIDE, DUNKIRK HARBOR, AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE
LOCATIONS. VERY HIGH WAVE ACTION MAY ALSO RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT SHORELINE EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH MEANS THAT CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR
LAKESHORE FLOODING ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. RESIDENTS ON OR NEAR
THE SHORE SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY, AND LISTEN TO
LOCAL RADIO, TELEVISION, OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER
STATEMENTS OR WARNINGS.
HITCHCOCK
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