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WHUS41 KBUF 120804
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
304 AM EST FRI JAN 12 2024
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NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
304 AM EST FRI JAN 12 2024
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM
EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT LAKESHORE FLOODING EXPECTED. RAPID RISES ARE
EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
* WHERE...ERIE AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS AT THE EASTERN END OF
LAKE ERIE WILL RESULT IN LAKESHORE FLOODING ALONG THE LAKE ERIE
SHORE. FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG ROUTE 5 IN HAMBURG, BUFFALO
HARBOR AND CANALSIDE, DUNKIRK HARBOR, AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE
LOCATIONS. VERY HIGH WAVE ACTION WILL ALSO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
SHORELINE EROSION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. FOR YOUR SAFETY, STAY OFF
BREAKWATERS, PIERS, ROCK OUTCROPPINGS AND BEACHES! WAVES ARE
OFTEN LARGER THAN THEY APPEAR AND CAN EASILY WASH YOU AWAY.
EXPECT SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND DEBRIS, LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
NYZ001-121630-
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NIAGARA-
304 AM EST FRI JAN 12 2024
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM
EST SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT LAKESHORE FLOODING EXPECTED. RAPID RISES ARE
EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
* WHERE...NIAGARA COUNTY.
* WHEN...FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...THE RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS WILL RESULT IN
LAKESHORE FLOODING ALONG THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER SHORE. ALONG
THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER, FLOODING IS LIKELY TO AFFECT GRAND
ISLAND AND CAYUGA ISLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING,
IS IMMINENT, OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR. FOR YOUR SAFETY, STAY OFF
BREAKWATERS, PIERS, ROCK OUTCROPPINGS AND BEACHES! WAVES ARE
OFTEN LARGER THAN THEY APPEAR AND CAN EASILY WASH YOU AWAY.
EXPECT SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION AND DEBRIS, LOCAL ROAD CLOSURES
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
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