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WHUS41 KBUF 210052
CFWBUF
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
752 PM EST WED NOV 20 2024
NYZ010-019-085-210400-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LS.W.0002.241121T0100Z-241121T0400Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
752 PM EST WED NOV 20 2024
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...LAKESHORE FLOODING EXPECTED.
* WHERE...LAKE ERIE SHORE OF ERIE AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...THE VERY 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.
HITCHCOCK
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