More Northeast Flooding
Posted: Wed Mar 26, 2003 5:21 pm
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...
...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...
