436
WGUS61 KBUF 310621
FFABUF
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
221 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
.HEAVY RAIN MAY FALL ON A DEEP PRIMED SNOWPACK LEADING TO THE MELT
INCREASING. FLOWS IN RIVERS MAY INCREASE QUICKLY AND REACH CRITICAL
LEVELS.
NYZ006>008-311830-
/O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0002.260331T1200Z-260402T0000Z/
/00000.0.IC.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSWEGO, WATERTOWN, AND LOWVILLE
221 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY HEAVY RAIN AND SNOWMELT IS POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, JEFFERSON, LEWIS AND OSWEGO.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED FROM EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT, WHICH MAY
RESULT IN 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN. THIS RAIN COMBINED WITH
SNOWMELT FROM THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU
AND WESTERN ADIRONDACKS MAY CAUSE AREA WATERWAYS TO REACH OR
EXCEED BANKFULL STAGE, ESPECIALLY ON THE BLACK RIVER AND
OTHER RIVERS THAT DRAIN THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND WESTERN
ADIRONDACKS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-311830-
/O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0002.260331T1200Z-260402T0000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, ROCHESTER, NEWARK,
FAIR HAVEN, BUFFALO, BATAVIA, WARSAW, GENESEO, CANANDAIGUA,
JAMESTOWN, OLEAN, WELLSVILLE, ORCHARD PARK, AND SPRINGVILLE
221 AM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
* WHAT...FLOODING CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES TO BE
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES, IN CENTRAL NEW YORK, NORTHERN CAYUGA. IN
WESTERN NEW YORK, ALLEGANY, CATTARAUGUS, CHAUTAUQUA, GENESEE,
LIVINGSTON, MONROE, NIAGARA, NORTHERN ERIE, ONTARIO, ORLEANS,
SOUTHERN ERIE, WAYNE AND WYOMING.
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- MULTIPLE ROUNDS OF SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT WHICH MAY RESULT
IN 1.0" TO 1.5", WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2.0" IF
THUNDERSTORMS REPEAT OVER THE SAME AREA. EXCESS RUNOFF FROM
THIS RAINFALL MAY CAUSE AREA WATERWAYS TO REACH OR EXCEED
BANKFULL STAGE. GENERAL FLOODING AWAY FROM AREA WATERWAYS
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME, ESPECIALLY IN
TYPICAL LOW-LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD
WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED
TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.
HITCHCOCK
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page