THE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EST MONDAY FOR ERIE... NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA... WYOMING... SOUTHERN GENESEE AND NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.
- AT 120 AM EST TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE FREEZING WITH READINGS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE LOW TO MID 40S THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT.
- TEMPERATURES WILL STEADILY CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 50S ON SUNDAY... BEFORE REACHING 60 ON MONDAY. WHILE RAINFALL WILL GENERALLY BE A QUARTER INCH OR LESS THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT... SIGNIFICANT SNOWMELT HAS BEGUN AND WILL NOW CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. IT IS THIS SNOWMELT THAT WILL ULTIMATELY CAUSE THE FLOODING CONCERNS.
CORE SAMPLES OF THE DEEP SNOWPACK AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND INDICATED THAT AS MUCH AS 5 TO 6 INCHES OF WATER WAS LOCKED IN PLACE... BUT AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO CLIMB... THIS WATER WILL BE RELEASED... AND IN SOME CASES FAIRLY RAPIDLY. SINCE MANY STORM DRAINS ARE SNOW CLOGGED... MANY URBAN AREAS WILL LIKELY BE THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE FLOODING WITH SEVERAL FEET OF WATER POSSIBLY ACCUMULATING ON SOME STRETCHES OF ROAD. RESIDENTIAL BASEMENTS WILL START TO FLOOD DURING THIS TIME AS WELL.
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... ... HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EST MONDAY.
LOCATIONS... CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
TIMING... ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY THEN STRENGTHEN FURTHER FROM LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
WINDS... SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE LATE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
IMPACTS... WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE COULD BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WOULD ALSO MAKE DIFFICULT TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... HOLIDAY DECORATIONS COULD BE DAMAGED AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS COULD BE BLOWN AWAY.
