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NWS Issues Flash Flood Watch from 2PM Sunday Until Midnight
06/18/17 07:00am
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    ..FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
    THROUGH THIS EVENING...

    The Flash Flood Watch continues for

    * 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...Livingston...Monroe...Ontario...
     Southern Erie...Wayne and Wyoming.

    * From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through this evening.

    * A very moist airmass will move into western and central New York
     today with a potenial for training heavy thunderstorms from the
     western Southern Tier across the Genesee Valley and western
     Finger Lakes to the eastern Lake Ontario region. Two to three
     inches of rainfall or locally higher amounts within a hour or
     two could bring flash flooding from mid to late afternoon into
     this evening.

    * Urban areas and areas with steep terrain will be most
     vulnerable to flash flooding.

    PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

    A Flash Flood Watch means the threat of flash flooding exists
    along rivers and creeks. If you are in the watch area you should
    monitor weather conditions closely. Be ready to move to higher
    ground if flooding is observed or a warning is issued. Stay tuned
    to for further updates.

    FLASH FLOOD WATCH
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