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NWS: Flood WARNING in Effect Until 2 AM Monday
Published: March 16, 2025 at
05:15 p.m.
By: Weather Alert
from the National Weather Service
Flood Warning
Flood Warning
National Weather
Service Buffalo NY
506 PM EDT Sun
Mar 16 2025
NYC049-075-170600-
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Lewis NY-Oswego
NY-
506 PM EDT Sun
Mar 16 2025
...FLOOD WARNING
IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT MONDAY...
* WHAT...Flooding
caused by rain and snowmelt is expected.
* WHERE...A
portion of central New York, including the following
counties, Lewis and Oswego.
* WHEN...Until
200 AM EDT Monday.
* IMPACTS...The
combination of run-off from recent snow melt and
rain moving into the area will cause
flooding in creeks, streams,
and other low-lying areas. Streams will
rise this evening due to
excess runoff, which may result in
flooding. Low-water crossings
are inundated with water and may not be
passable, and basements
may be flooded.
* ADDITIONAL
DETAILS...
- At 505 PM EDT, rain and snowmelt is
occurring, and will cause
flooding.
- Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1
inch are possible in
the warned
area.
- Some locations that will experience
flooding include...
Lowville, Pulaski, Central Square,
Redfield, Highmarket,
Whetstone Gulf State Park, Hastings,
Richland, Constantia,
West Monroe, Palermo, Phoenix, Watson,
Mexico, Martinsburg,
Williamstown, Lyonsdale, Greig, Orwell
and Cleveland.
- 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.
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