FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 448 AM EST WED DEC 02 2009
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE.
* UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON
* NEARLY AN INCH OF RAIN FELL ACROSS NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY
OVERNIGHT AND ANOTHER QUARTER INCH POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING.
THIS RAINFALL... COMBINED WITH THE ADDED MOISTURE FROM MELTING
SNOW...WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS.
THE WATER LEVELS ON CAYUGA CREEK AND CAZENOVIA CREEK...IN
PARTICULAR... MAY APPROACH FLOOD STAGE.
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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RSH
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