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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1247 PM EST FRI JAN 12 2024
NYZ001-010-019-085-130200-
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NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1247 PM EST FRI JAN 12 2024
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS 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, ERIE, AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.
* 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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