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FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
338 PM EDT WED APR 10 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
338 PM EDT WED APR 10 2013

...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING
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. 

* FROM 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* NUMEROUS WAVES OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL CROSS MUCH OF 
  WESTERN NEW YORK FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS A 
  FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAINS STALLED OVER THE REGION. TOTAL 
  RAINFALL THROUGH FRIDAY OF 2 TO 3 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. 

* RUNOFF FROM EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING 
  OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WITH EACH WAVE OF 
  RAINFALL THAT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. 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 EACH WAVE OF RAINFALL. 

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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HITCHCOCK/THOMAS