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Weather Alerts for ORLEANS

Issued by the National Weather Service

Flood Watch  FLOOD WATCH   Flood Watch
ORLEANS

Areas Affected:
Niagara - Orleans - Monroe - Wayne - Northern Cayuga - Northern Erie - Genesee - Wyoming - Livingston - Ontario - Chautauqua - Cattaraugus - Allegany - Southern Erie
Effective: Mon, 3/30 1:22pm Updated: Mon, 3/30 4:09pm Urgency: Future
Expires: Tue, 3/31 3:00am Severity:  Severe  Certainty: Possible

 
Details:
Heavy rain may fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers may increase quickly and reach critical
levels.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central and western New York, including the
following counties, in central New York, Northern Cayuga. In
western New York, Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee,
Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Northern Erie, Ontario, Orleans,
Southern Erie, Wayne and Wyoming.

* 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.
Excess runoff from this rainfall may cause area waterways to
reach or exceed bankfull stage. General flooding away from
area waterways will also be possible during this timeframe,
especially in typical low-lying and poor drainage areas.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information:
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.

MEANINGS OF NOAA WEATHER INFO RELEASES:

A statement generally provides additional or follow up information to an existing weather condition.

An advisory is for less serious conditions that cause significant inconvenience and, if caution is not exercised, could lead to situations that may threaten life and/or property.

A watch is used when the risk of a hazardous weather event has increased significantly, but its occurrence, locations, and/or timing is still uncertain. It is intended to provide advance notice of possible inclement weather.

A warning is used for conditions posing an immediate threat to life or property. Depending on the type of warning, you should take immediate, appropriate action.

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