Flood Watch

Flood Watch

FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
345 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BRINGING TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN FLOODING. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL
FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND TAPER OFF INTO THE EVENING...BUT RIVERS
AND CREEKS MAY CONTINUE TO RISE SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE HEAVIEST
RAIN HAS ENDED.

NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-070345-
/O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0003.000000T0000Z-130607T1000Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
345 PM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR

* A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
  COUNTIES...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE...
  LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO...
  ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WAYNE AND WYOMING.

* THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

* ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES
  POSSIBLE.

* STEADY RAIN WILL CAUSE CREEKS TO RISE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...WITH SOME PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN
  TYPICALLY VULNERABLE LOW-LYING AREAS. LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS
  ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME LOCATIONS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN CREEK
  FLOODING...AND MORE WIDESPREAD URBAN FLOODING ISSUES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS. 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. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES

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SMITH

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1005 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-071415-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1005 AM EDT THU JUN 6 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   FLOOD WATCH.

MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS LIKELY TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS
NOT EXPECTED...LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE. SHARP RISES ARE EXPECTED ON AREAS
CREEKS AND STREAMS WITH SOME RISING TO NEAR BANKFULL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

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