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Flood Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Buffalo, NY

    FLOOD WARNING  

Jefferson County, NY; Lewis County, NY

Flood Warning issued March 12 at 2:50AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Areas Affected: Jefferson, NY; Lewis, NY

Urgency: Immediate

Severity: Severe

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Thursday 2:50am EDT

Alert Effective: Thursday 2:50am EDT

Alert Expires: Thursday 3:00pm EDT

Event Onset: Thursday 3:23am EDT

Issued by: NWS Buffalo NY

Details: 
...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS MORNING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE...

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New
York...

Black River At Watertown affecting Jefferson and Lewis Counties.

For the Black River...including Boonville, Watertown...Minor
flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Black River at Watertown.

* WHEN...From early this morning until further notice.

* IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Flood stage, farmland flooding begins in
the Flats with some roads flooded. Minor damages to riverfront
commercial properties in Dexter.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 1:30 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 9.27 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
early this morning and continue rising to a crest of 11.4
feet this afternoon. It will then rise to 11.5 feet Saturday
morning. Additional rises are possible thereafter.
- Flood stage is 10.0 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
11.5 feet on 03/19/1990.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Information: 
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks.

Additional information is available at www.weather.gov.

The next statement will be issued by 3 PM EDT.this afternoon by 300
PM EDT.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d27db891426fa43bee4e715d18e71be58aa5fdd.001.1
Codes: NYC045, NYC049
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6d27db891426fa43bee4e715d18e71be58aa5fdd.001.1