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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
427 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013


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CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
427 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE 
  FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS AND CHAUTAUQUA. 

* FROM 10 AM EST THIS MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* A WARM AND EXTREMELY MOIST AIRMASS IS CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO
  CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF A
  STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES.
  A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK
  ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...EXPECT
  WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ALONG WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TO
  BRING ABUNDANT RAINFALL TO THE REGION WITH AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5
  INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL
  COMBINED WITH GROUND AND LOCAL STREAMS THAT ARE ALREADY
  SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND SNOWMELT WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED
  RISK FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE STEEPER
  TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHERN TIER.

* THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS
  RESULTING IN LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY
  DRAINED AREAS.

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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WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...
WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA
427 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK... 
  INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... 
  JEFFERSON...LEWIS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW 
  YORK...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO AND WAYNE. 

* FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

* A WARM AND EXTREMELY MOIST AIRMASS IS CURRENTLY PUSHING INTO
  CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK FROM THE SOUTH AHEAD OF A
  STRENGTHENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES.
  A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL TRACK
  ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...EXPECT
  WIDESPREAD SHOWERS ALONG WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TO
  BRING ABUNDANT RAINFALL TO THE REGION WITH AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5
  INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. THIS HEAVY RAINFALL
  COMBINED WITH GROUND AND LOCAL STREAMS THAT ARE ALREADY
  SATURATED FROM RECENT RAINS AND SNOWMELT WILL CREATE AN ELEVATED
  RISK FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING...PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE STEEPER
  TERRAIN OF THE FINGER LAKES AND TUG HILL PLATEAU REGIONS.

* THIS RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN RAPID RISES OF LOCAL STREAMS
  RESULTING IN LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AND POORLY
  DRAINED AREAS.

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

&&

$$