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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
241 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
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OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF OSWEGO, WATERTOWN, AND LOWVILLE
241 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAVY RAIN YESTERDAY PRODUCED WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCH
RAINFALL AMOUNTS, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF OVER 3 INCHES WHERE
THUNDERSTORMS REPEATED OVER THE SAME AREAS. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS
ENDED, BUT WATER WILL REMAIN HIGH IN LOW LYING AREAS, CREEKS, AND
RIVERS TODAY.
* WHERE...A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES, JEFFERSON, LEWIS AND OSWEGO.
* WHEN...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL RESULT IN ONGOING FLOODING OF
RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE
LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH TODAY ON AREA RIVERS AND
CREEKS, AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE FROM THE
HEAVY RAIN YESTERDAY, AND SNOWMELT FROM THE HIGH TERRAIN OF
THE TUG HILL AND WESTERN ADIRONDACKS. FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON
RIVERS AND CREEKS THAT DRAIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
- 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.
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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
241 AM EDT WED APR 1 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING
* WHAT...HEAVY RAIN YESTERDAY PRODUCED WIDESPREAD 1 TO 2 INCH
RAINFALL AMOUNTS, WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF OVER 3 INCHES WHERE
THUNDERSTORMS REPEATED OVER THE SAME AREAS. THE HEAVY RAIN HAS
ENDED, BUT WATER WILL REMAIN HIGH IN LOW LYING AREAS, CREEKS, AND
RIVERS TODAY.
* 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...THROUGH THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL RESULT IN ONGOING FLOODING OF
RIVERS, CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE
LOCATIONS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH TODAY ON AREA RIVERS AND
CREEKS, AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. MOST SMALLER CREEKS AND LOW
LYING AREAS WILL SEE IMPROVING CONDITIONS TODAY AS HIGH WATER
DRAINS. LARGER RIVERS AND CREEKS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH
TODAY.
- 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
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