Lewis County- The National Weather Service office in Buffalo has issued a Flash Flood Watch for Lewis County, effective from 2 PM on Thursday afternoon though 5 AM Friday morning.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 400 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK... .AN UNUSUALLY STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL DIRECT COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARDS ACROSS THE LOWER GREAT LAKES ON THURSDAY IN ADVANCE OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THIS WILL ENCOURAGE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREAS...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT LOCALIZED RAINFALL. NYZ006>008-191600- /O.NEW.KBUF.FF.A.0008.150820T1800Z-150821T0900Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 400 AM EDT WED AUG 19 2015 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...JEFFERSON...LEWIS AND OSWEGO. * FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT CROSSING THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WILL GENERATE NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN A SUB TROPICAL AIRMASS. DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ACTIVITY COULD TRAIN OVER THE SAME AREAS...POSSIBLY LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF PRODUCED BY LOCALIZED HEAVY RAINFALL LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT MAY RESULT IN RAPID RISES ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS IN ADDITION TO POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. BE PREPARED TO ACT QUICKLY AND GET TO HIGHER GROUND SHOULD STORMS PRODUCE PROLONGED HEAVY RAINFALL IN OR NEAR YOUR AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA YOU SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. |
| NWS Issues Flash Flood Watch for Thursday Afternoon Through Friday Morning 08/19/15 09:25am |
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