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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
435 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013

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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...
SPRINGVILLE
435 AM EDT FRI APR 12 2013

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES 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. 

* THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON

* ONE LAST WAVE OF RAIN WILL CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK TODAY.
  ADDITIONAL RAIN AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON
  TOP OF WHAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN.

* RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF
  LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND
  CREEKS IS ALSO POSSIBLE. FLOODING OF LARGER RIVERS MAY BE
  POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND DUE TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAVY
  RAINFALL OVER THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.

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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TMA