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Flood Watch issued March 4 at 9:29PM EST until March 6 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY* WHAT...Flooding caused by significant snowmelt and a general halfto three quarters of an inch of rainfall.* WHERE...Western and north central New York, including thefollowing counties, in central New York, Jefferson, Lewis,Northern Cayuga and Oswego. In western New York, Allegany,Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara,Northern Erie, Ontario, Orleans, Southern Erie, Wayne and Wyoming.* WHEN...Through Thursday afternoon.* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff from significant snowmelt and a generalhalf to three quarters of an inch of rain may result in floodingof rivers, smaller tributaries, and other low-lying andflood-prone locations. The most prone areas for flooding will bewhere ice jams typically develop. The greatest risk for ice jamflooding will be Wednesday through Wednesday night with the riskfor river based flooding coming mainly Wednesday night throughThursday.* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...- An intense storm system moving across the central Great Lakeswill send a surge of Spring like warmth to our region throughWednesday evening. Temperatures will only fall back to thelower 40s this evening before increasing overnight.Widespread 50s are forecasted for the entire region forThursday. These temperatures will be accompanied by a generalhalf to three quarters of an inch of rainfall. The fast meltoff of the snowpack will combine with this rainfall to causesignificant rises to area tributaries with flooding becomingpossible. Flooding concerns will be particularly elevated inareas where tributaries are prone to ice jam flooding.- http://www.weather.gov/safety/floodYou should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible FloodWarnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be preparedto take action should flooding develop.

National Weather Service