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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1052 PM EDT THU APR 11 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
1052 PM EDT THU APR 11 2013

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

* ONE LAST WAVE OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CROSS WESTERN NEW
  YORK LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAIN
  AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES 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 
  WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY BY FRIDAY 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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