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NWS: Flood Watch Issued for 8 AM Tuesday to 8 PM
Wednesday
Published: March 30, 2026 at
02:00 p.m.
By: Weather Alert
from National Weather Service
Flood Watch
Flood Watch
National Weather
Service Buffalo NY
122 PM EDT Mon
Mar 30 2026
.Heavy rain may fall on
a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows
in rivers may increase quickly and reach critical
levels.
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Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the
cities of Oswego, Watertown, and Lowville
122 PM EDT Mon
Mar 30 2026
...FLOOD WATCH IN
EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...Flooding
caused by rain and snowmelt is possible.
* WHERE...A
portion of central New York, including the following
counties, Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego.
* WHEN...From
Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening.
*
IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and
flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL
DETAILS...
- Multiple rounds of showers and embedded
thunderstorms are
expected between tonight and Tuesday
night which may result
in several inches of rainfall over a 2 to 3 day period. This
rain combined with snowmelt from the
higher elevations of the
Tug Hill and Western Adirondacks may cause area waterways to
reach or exceed bankfull
stage, especially on the Black River
and those that drain into the Black
River basin.
- 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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