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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
138 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
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NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NIAGARA FALLS, MEDINA, ROCHESTER, NEWARK,
FAIR HAVEN, OSWEGO, WATERTOWN, LOWVILLE, BUFFALO, BATAVIA,
WARSAW, GENESEO, CANANDAIGUA, JAMESTOWN, OLEAN, WELLSVILLE,
ORCHARD PARK, AND SPRINGVILLE
138 PM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026
..FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT
* WHAT...FLASH 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, JEFFERSON, LEWIS,
NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK, ALLEGANY,
CATTARAUGUS, CHAUTAUQUA, GENESEE, LIVINGSTON, MONROE, NIAGARA,
NORTHERN ERIE, ONTARIO, ORLEANS, SOUTHERN ERIE, WAYNE AND WYOMING.
* WHEN...THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
* IMPACTS...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF RIVERS,
CREEKS, STREAMS, AND OTHER LOW-LYING AND FLOOD-PRONE LOCATIONS.
FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- ADDITIONAL HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH
RAINFALL RATES NEAR, OR EXCEEDING 2 INCHES PER HOUR AT TIMES.
REPEATED ROUNDS OF HEAVY RAIN OVER ANY GIVEN LOCATION COULD
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.
- HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SAFETY/FLOOD
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION
SHOULD FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS BE ISSUED.
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