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Moderate Severity Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

From Tue 2:21 pm until 9:00 pm EDT

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Action Recommended

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Issued By

Buffalo - NY, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Chautauqua County

Description

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 79 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK CAYUGA OSWEGO IN WESTERN NEW YORK ALLEGANY CATTARAUGUS CHAUTAUQUA ERIE GENESEE LIVINGSTON MONROE NIAGARA ONTARIO ORLEANS WAYNE WYOMING THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUBURN, BATAVIA, BUFFALO, CANANDAIGUA, FAIR HAVEN, GENESEO, JAMESTOWN, MEDINA, NEWARK, NIAGARA FALLS, OLEAN, OSWEGO, ROCHESTER, WARSAW, AND WELLSVILLE.
High Severity Alert

River Flood Warning

From Tue 8:00 pm until Wed 11:00 am EDT

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Issued By

Buffalo - NY, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda

Description

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TOMORROW MORNING... WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. WHERE...Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda. WHEN...From this evening to late tomorrow morning. IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Flood stage, flooding along right bank a half mile to a mile downstream from Gowanda, mostly in industrial and commercial areas. Watch for developing problems along Thatcher Creek in Gowanda and at Sunset Bay at the mouth near Lake Erie. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 2:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 3.44 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage just after midnight tonight to a crest of 11.0 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage tomorrow morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 10.9 feet on 02/26/1961. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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...The National Weather Service in Buffalo NY has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in New York... Cattaraugus Creek At Gowanda affecting Wyoming, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua and Erie Counties. For the Cattaraugus Creek...including Gowanda...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight by 315 AM EDT.
Moderate Severity Alert

Flood Watch

Until Wed 8:00 pm EDT

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Issued By

Buffalo - NY, US, National Weather Service

Affected Area

Portions of western New York and the northern Finger Lakes Region

Description

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE...Portions of western New York and the northern Finger Lakes Region. WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and embedded thunderstorms continue through tonight which may result in 1" to 1.5", with localized amounts of 2" 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.

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.Heavy rain may fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt increasing. Flows in rivers may increase quickly and reach critical levels.
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