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Flood Watch

National Weather Service Buffalo NY

348 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024



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Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-

Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie-

Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester,

Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, Geneseo, Jamestown, Olean, Wellsville,

Orchard Park, and Springville

348 AM EDT Wed Apr 3 2024



...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...



* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be 

  possible.



* WHERE...A portion of western New York, including the following 

  counties, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Livingston, 

  Monroe, Niagara, Northern Erie, Orleans, Southern Erie and Wyoming.



* WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon.



* IMPACTS...Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. Flooding 

  also may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.



* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...

  - Storm total rainfall amounts from yesterday through tonight

    will average 1.0 to 2.0 inches before precipitation changes

    over to snow later tonight. This will cause most creeks and

    rivers to rise to near bankfull, and there is a risk for

    flooding at locations where rainfall amounts are near the

    higher end of that range.

  - 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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