FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
*Flood Watch for a portion of western New York...including the following counties: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Erie and Wyoming.
*From Thursday afternoon through Friday afternoon.
*The combination of snow melt from warm temperatures on Thursday and rainfall on Thursday night may result in flooding on some area creeks and rivers.
*There is a risk for ice jam flooding starting Thursday afternoon, followed by a risk of general flooding Thursday night through Friday afternoon. There is considerable uncertainty in rainfall amounts with totals most likely to be between a quarter and a half inch, but may approach an inch in some locations.
Areas under a flood watch are in green.
