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NWS: FLOOD WARNING in Effect Until 10:45 PM
Published: August 09, 2024
at 02:00 p.m.
By: Weather Alert from the National Weather Service
Flood Warning
National Weather
Service Buffalo NY
152 PM EDT Fri
Aug 9 2024
NYC045-049-075-100245-
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Jefferson
NY-Lewis NY-Oswego NY-
152 PM EDT Fri
Aug 9 2024
...FLOOD WARNING
IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding
caused by excessive rainfall is expected.
* WHERE...A
portion of central New York, including the following
counties, Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego.
* WHEN...Until
1045 PM EDT Friday.
*
IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.
* ADDITIONAL
DETAILS...
- At 149 PM EDT, Doppler radar and
automated rain gauges
indicated heavy rain. Flooding is
ongoing or expected to
begin shortly in the warned area.
Between 1 and 1.5 inches of
rain have
fallen.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3
inches are possible in
the warned
area.
- Some locations that will experience
flooding include...
Watertown, Fort Drum, Stony Point,
Carthage, Lowville, West
Carthage, Clayton, Adams, Dexter, Glen
Park, Herrings, Barnes
Corners, Adams Center, Whetstone Gulf
State Park, Redwood,
Highmarket,
Henderson Harbor, Kring Point State Park,
Wellesley Island State Park and
Southwick Beach State Park.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in
vehicles.
In hilly terrain
there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially
dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an
alternate route.
Flooding is
occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where
you are relative
to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become
killers in heavy
rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or
creeks.
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LAT...LON 4387 7635 4388 7635 4385 7642 4388 7650
4390 7650 4396 7643 4395 7633 4410
7643
4420 7631 4444 7582 4442 7578 4439
7583
4410 7517 4361 7511 4342 7555 4347
7576
4365 7576 4367 7626
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