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NWS: Flood Watch in Effect Thursday Morning Through
Friday Evening
Published: February 16, 2022
at 08:00 a.m.
By: Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
Flood Watch
National Weather
Service Buffalo NY
312 AM EST Wed
Feb 16 2022
.The combination of
run-off from snow melt and rain will cause
levels on creeks
and rivers to rise, potentially resulting in
flooding.
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Wayne-Northern
Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis-Ontario-
Including the
cities of Watertown, Oswego, Newark, Lowville, Fair
Haven, and
Canandaigua
312 AM EST Wed
Feb 16 2022
...FLOOD WATCH IN
EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding
caused by rain and snowmelt is 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, Ontario and Wayne.
* WHEN...From
Thursday morning through Friday evening.
*
IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL
DETAILS...
- Warm weather through Thursday will
result in significant
melting of the extensive snow pack over the region. A storm
system will generate between an inch
and inch and two inches
of rain over north-central New York,
most of which will come
from midday Thursday into Thursday
evening. The combination
of the significant rainfall and
extensive snow melt may cause
flooding along creeks and rivers.
- 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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