Weather Alert in New York
Flood Watch issued March 14 at 3:41AM EDT until March 17 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Oswego; Jefferson; Lewis
DESCRIPTION: 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 rain and snowmelt is possible. * WHERE...A portion of central New York, including the following counties, Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego. FLooding is most likely along streams and rivers which drain the Tug Hill Plateau and western foothills of the Adirondacks. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. If flooding develops, the first impacts would be along smaller streams and in low lying areas Sunday and Sunday night, with larger rivers possibly rising to flood stage Monday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of rain may produce 1.0 to 1.5 inches of rain Sunday through Sunday night, with the greatest rainfall amounts likely overlapping areas with significant snowpack across the Tug Hill Plateau and western foothills of the Adirondacks. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: 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.
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Drizzle is precipitation in the form of water droplets which are
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Drizzle is characterized by fine, gently falling droplets and typically does not
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Fog is technically a type of stratus cloud, which lies along the
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