FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY 300 AM EST WED MAR 26 2003
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER, INCLUDING BOONVILLE AND WATERTOWN, MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECASTED...
SNOWMELT FROM THE PAST WEEK...COMBINED WITH RECENT RAINS...HAS RESULTED IN A SIGNIFICANT RISE ON THE BLACK RIVER. AS A RESULT...WATER LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO CLIMB ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATER TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO MODERATE FLOOD LEVELS IN THE WATERTOWN AREA DURING THE COURSE OF THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT BOONVILLE, THE STAGE AT 3 AM WAS 7.5 FEET AND RISING. THE FLOOD STAGE AT THIS LOCATION IS 10 FEET. WATER LEVELS ARE FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT ABOUT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON, AND WILL REACH A CREST NEAR 10.5 FEET AT 6 AM THURSDAY. THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RETURN WITHIN ITS BANKS AROUND NOON ON THURSDAY. MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST WITH WIDESPREAD FARMLAND FLOODING IN THE "FLATS" AREA. THERE WILL BE SOME ROADS AFFECTED...PARTICULARLY EAST MARTINSBURG ROAD WHICH MAY BECOME COVERED.
FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT WATERTOWN, THE STAGE AT 3 AM WAS 9.2 FEET AND RISING. THE FLOOD STAGE AT WATERTOWN IS 10 FEET. WATER LEVELS ARE FORCAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AT WATERTOWN AROUND 12 NOON TODAY, AND WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TO AT LEAST 13 FEET BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST TO OCCUR. AT 14.0 FEET, MAJOR FLOODING WOULD TAKE PLACE. A MODERATE FLOOD WOULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF HUNTINGDON STREET, THE RIVER STREET RESIDENCES, WATERMATOX AND GAMBLE MARINE FACTORIES, AND MAJOR RESIDENTIAL FLOODING IN THE TOWNS OF CARTHAGE AND PHILADELPHIA. THE PROJECTED CREST OF AT LEAST 13.1 FEET COMPARES TO SIMILAR CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED IN JANUARY 1985.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
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FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY 1150 AM EST WED MAR 26 2003
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT WATERTOWN, MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED...
RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS RANGED FROM ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH. WHILE THE RAIN AND CONTINUING SNOWMELT IS PRODUCING SOME RUNOFF, IT WILL NOT BE AS MUCH AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.
THE BLACK RIVER AT BOONVILLE WILL REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE, CRESTING AT AROUND 8.5 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER AT 945 AM THIS MORNING WAS AT 7.7 FEET AND FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. THERE WILL BE MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS, AND SOME ROADS MAY BE AFFECTED...PARTICULARLY EAST MARTINSBURG ROAD.
FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT WATERTOWN, THE STAGE AT 945 AM WAS 9.2 FEET AND RISING. THE FLOOD STAGE AT WATERTOWN IS 10 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY MORNING. IT IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT AROUND 10.5 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT. MINOR FLOODING IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS WILL OCCUR AND SOME ROADWAYS ALONG THE RIVER MAY BE CLOSED AS A RESULT OF THE RISING WATER.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT WATERTOWN, MINOR FLOODING IS FORECASTED...
RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS RANGED FROM ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF INCH. WHILE THE RAIN AND CONTINUING SNOWMELT IS PRODUCING SOME RUNOFF, IT WILL NOT BE AS MUCH AS PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.
THE BLACK RIVER AT BOONVILLE WILL REMAIN BELOW FLOOD STAGE, CRESTING AT AROUND 8.5 FEET EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER AT 945 AM THIS MORNING WAS AT 7.7 FEET AND FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. THERE WILL BE MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS, AND SOME ROADS MAY BE AFFECTED...PARTICULARLY EAST MARTINSBURG ROAD.
FOR THE BLACK RIVER AT WATERTOWN, THE STAGE AT 945 AM WAS 9.2 FEET AND RISING. THE FLOOD STAGE AT WATERTOWN IS 10 FEET. THE RIVER WILL RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THURSDAY MORNING. IT IS EXPECTED TO CREST AT AROUND 10.5 FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AND FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY NIGHT. MINOR FLOODING IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS WILL OCCUR AND SOME ROADWAYS ALONG THE RIVER MAY BE CLOSED AS A RESULT OF THE RISING WATER.
DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
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FLOOD WARNING...CANCELLATION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY 405 PM EST WED MAR 26 2003
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...
THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO HAS BEEN CANCELED.
THE BLACK RIVER AT BOONVILLE AT 350 PM WAS AT 7.88 FEET IT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH DUE TO SNOWMELT RUNOFF BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW THE 10 FOOT FLOOD STAGE. MEANWHILE...AT WATERTOWN...AT 350 PM THE STAGE WAS AT 9.16 FEET. IT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RUN NEAR BANKFULL INTO THE WEEKEND BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FEET.
JJP
...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELED THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...
THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THE BLACK RIVER EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO HAS BEEN CANCELED.
THE BLACK RIVER AT BOONVILLE AT 350 PM WAS AT 7.88 FEET IT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RUN HIGH DUE TO SNOWMELT RUNOFF BUT IT IS EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW THE 10 FOOT FLOOD STAGE. MEANWHILE...AT WATERTOWN...AT 350 PM THE STAGE WAS AT 9.16 FEET. IT IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RUN NEAR BANKFULL INTO THE WEEKEND BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED ITS FLOOD STAGE OF 10 FEET.
JJP
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