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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
152 PM EST SAT JAN 13 2024
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NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
152 PM EST SAT JAN 13 2024
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT LAKESHORE FLOODING EXPECTED. RAPID RISES ARE
EXPECTED WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS THIS 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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