829  
WHUS41 KBUF 130225  
CFWBUF  
 
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
925 PM EST FRI JAN 12 2024  
 
NYZ001-010-019-085-131030-  
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0001.240113T1200Z-240114T0900Z/  
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-  
925 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...LAKE ERIE SHORE OF ERIE, AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES. UPPER  
NIAGARA RIVER SHORE OF ERIE AND NIAGARA 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 LAKE ERIE SHORE. THIS INCLUDES  
DUNKIRK HARBOR AND PIER, SUNSET BAY, ROUTE 5 IN HAMBURG, BUFFALO  
HARBOR AND CANALSIDE. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE 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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