Flood Watch for Wyoming County Thursday Morn through Friday Eve; High WInd Warning Overnight Tuesday

Weather Updated: Jan 10 5:57PM

Issued by the National Weather Service

FLOOD WATCH FROM 7AM EST THU UNTIL 7PM EST FRI ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK ... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ... NORTHERN ERIE ... SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING. * FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND A PROLONGED PERIOD OF RAIN WILL MELT THE SNOWPACK IN PLACE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK, RESULTING IN A SUBSTANTIAL RISE IN AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS. ADDITIONALLY, ICE COVER ON THE WATERWAYS WILL LIFT AND FLOW WITH THE RISING WATERS AND WILL EXHIBIT A RISK OF ICE JAMMING AT ANY POINT ALONG THE CREEKS AND STREAMS. THE ICE JAMS WILL PRESENT A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF FLOODING DANGER DURING THIS PERIOD. 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.  Issued by the National Weather Service THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING COUNTY.