FLOOD WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 215 PM EST TUE DEC 01 2009
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES...NORTHERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN ERIE.
* FROM 8 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON
* RAIN DEVELOPING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING LOW WILL REACH THE AREA
THIS EVENING...THEN BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.
ABOUT AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. 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 THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
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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TJP
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