Flood Watch National Weather Service Buffalo NY 153 PM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Northern Erie- Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus- Allegany-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark, Fair Haven, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua, Jamestown, Olean, Wellsville, Orchard Park, and Springville 153 PM EDT Wed Jul 12 2017 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Flash Flood Watch for 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. * From 5 PM EDT this afternoon through Thursday morning. * Several rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to track across the watch area this afternoon through Thursday morning. Some of these showers and storms will have the potential to create torrential downpours across areas that saw heavy rainfall earlier today, resulting in an elevated risk for flash flooding. * Urban areas, small streams, and areas in steep terrain will be at the highest risk for flash flooding thorugh Thursday morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Flash Flood Watch means the threat of flash flooding exists along rivers and creeks. If you are in the watch area you should monitor weather conditions closely. Be ready to move to higher ground if flooding is observed or a warning is issued. Stay tuned to weather radio or other radio and tv stations for further updates.
