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LAKESHORE HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1236 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
NYZ001-010-019-085-291600-
/O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0003.251229T1000Z-251230T0300Z/
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1236 AM EST MON DEC 29 2025
...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SIGNIFICANT LAKESHORE FLOODING EXPECTED.
* WHERE...NIAGARA, ERIE, AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...THE RAPID RISE IN WATER LEVELS WILL RESULT IN
LAKESHORE FLOODING ALONG THE LAKE ERIE AND UPPER NIAGARA RIVER
SHORES. ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE, FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG
ROUTE 5 IN HAMBURG, BUFFALO HARBOR AND CANALSIDE, DUNKIRK
HARBOR, AND OTHER FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS. ALONG THE UPPER
NIAGARA RIVER, FLOODING IS LIKELY TO AFFECT GRAND ISLAND AND
CAYUGA ISLAND. 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.
TMA
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