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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1151 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK...

  OATKA CREEK AT GARBUTT
  BLACK CREEK AT CHURCHVILLE
  BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE
  CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER
  ELLICOTT CREEK NEAR WILLIAMSVILLE
  TONAWANDA CREEK AT RAPIDS

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN!

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


&&

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1151 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE OATKA CREEK AT GARBUTT
* FROM FRIDAY EVENING TO SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 4.5 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 
  NIGHT AND CREST NEAR 6.3 FEET SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...GENERAL FLOODING OF 
  AGRICULTURAL LAND BEGINS, SOME BASEMENT FLOODING IN SCOTTSVILLE AND
  GARBUTT.

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1151 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BLACK CREEK AT CHURCHVILLE
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING TO SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.5 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SATURDAY
  MORNING AND CREST NEAR 6.2 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MORE WIDESPREAD AGRICULTURAL 
  LAND FLOODING, SOME BACKYARD AND BASEMENT FLOODING CHURCHVILLE TO 
  CHILI BUT MINIMAL DAMAGES.

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1151 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE
* FROM FRIDAY MORNING TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 3.6 FEET AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 
  MORNING AND CREST NEAR 7.3 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE 
  ALONG THE LOW LYING AREAS NEXT TO BUFFALO CREEK...ESPECIALLY AROUND
  THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS DOWNSTREAM FROM UNION ROAD.

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1151 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.4 FEET AND FALLING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY 
  FRIDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 8.3 FEET FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOODING IN LOWLYING 
  AREAS OF LANCASTER AND ALDEN.

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1151 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE ELLICOTT CREEK NEAR WILLIAMSVILLE
* FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON TO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 11 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.0 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 
  AFTERNOON AND CREST NEAR 9.7 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD...EXTENSIVE FLOODING IN 
  ELLICOTT CREEK PARK AND MINOR FLOODING IN SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS
  IN TONAWANDA. UB BIKE PATH FLOODED AND CLOSED. AERO DRIVE HOLTZ TO 
  TRANSIT IN CHEEKTOWAGA CLOSED. FLOODING AROUND BOWMANSVILLE FIRE 
  HALL. AREAS EAST OF NORTH FOREST FROM MAPLE TO FRENCH SUBJECT TO 
  SEWER BACKUPS.

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1151 AM EDT THU APR 11 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE TONAWANDA CREEK AT RAPIDS
* FROM SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
* AT 9 AM THURSDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.5 FEET AND RISING.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE  
  SATURDAY MORNING AND CREST NEAR 12.7 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...THERE IS LOWLAND FLOODING OF 
  FARM AREAS AND SOME ROAD CLOSURES SUCH AS FLETCHER, BURDICK, KIRBY 
  AND TONAWANDA CREEK ROAD.

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