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NWS: Flood WARNING Issued for Black River at
Watertown Affecting Jefferson and Lewis Counties
Published: March 11, 2026 at
02:30 p.m.
By: Weather Alert
from National Weather Service
Flood Warning
Flood Warning
National Weather
Service Buffalo NY
215 PM EDT Wed
Mar 11 2026
...The National
Weather Service in Buffalo NY has issued a Flood
Warning for the
following rivers in New York...
Black River At
Watertown affecting Lewis and Jefferson Counties.
For the Black
River...including Watertown...Minor flooding is
forecast.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...
Turn around, don`t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in
vehicles.
Caution is urged
when walking near riverbanks.
Additional
information is available at www.weather.gov.
The next
statement will be issued late tonight by 300 AM EDT.
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215 PM EDT Wed
Mar 11 2026
...FLOOD WARNING
IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...
* WHAT...Minor
flooding is forecast.
* WHERE...Black
River at Watertown.
* WHEN...From
late tonight until further notice.
* IMPACTS...At
10.0 feet, Flood stage, farmland flooding begins in
the Flats with some roads flooded. Minor damages to riverfront
commercial properties in Dexter.
* ADDITIONAL
DETAILS...
- At 12:30 PM EDT Wednesday the stage was
8.29 feet.
- Bankfull
stage is 8.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to
rise above flood stage
late tonight and continue rising to a
crest of 11.4 feet
early tomorrow afternoon. It will then
rise to another crest
of at least 11.5 feet Saturday.
Additional rises are possible
later this weekend.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to
a previous crest of
11.5 feet on 03/19/1990.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
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LAT...LON 4392 7531 4374 7550 4397 7567 4392 7606
4405 7612 4408 7559
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