A high wind warning and a Flood Watch is still in effect for this area.
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WWUS71 KBUF 291441
NPWBUF
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1041 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
NYZ003>008-013-014-292245-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0005.121029T1800Z-121030T1500Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ROCHESTER…NEWARK…FAIR HAVEN…
OSWEGO…WATERTOWN…LOWVILLE…GENESEO…CANANDAIGUA
1041 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY…
* LOCATIONS…GENESEE VALLEY…FINGER LAKES…AND EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO. STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF
LAKE ONTARIO.
* TIMING…EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.
* IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH A SATURATED GROUND WILL
RESULT IN DOWNED TREES WHICH CAN BLOCK ROADWAYS AND TAKE OUT
POWER LINES. IT IS UNUSUAL TO GET WINDS THIS STRONG FROM A
NORTHERLY DIRECTION. TREES IN THIS AREA ARE ANCHORED AGAINST
THE PREVAILING WEST WIND…SO STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH WILL
PRODUCE MORE WIND DAMAGE THAN NORMAL FOR THESE WIND SPEEDS.
PINE TREES WITH THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEMS WILL BE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING TOPPLED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR…WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES…POWER LINES…AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.
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WGUS61 KBUF 291441
FFABUF
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1041 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-292245-
/O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0001.121029T1800Z-121030T1600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…NIAGARA FALLS…MEDINA…ROCHESTER…
NEWARK…FAIR HAVEN…BUFFALO…BATAVIA…WARSAW…GENESEO…
CANANDAIGUA…JAMESTOWN…OLEAN…WELLSVILLE…ORCHARD PARK…
SPRINGVILLE
1041 AM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
…FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK…INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES…IN CENTRAL NEW YORK…NORTHERN CAYUGA. IN
WESTERN NEW YORK…ALLEGANY…CATTARAUGUS…CHAUTAUQUA…
GENESEE…LIVINGSTON…MONROE…NIAGARA…NORTHERN ERIE…
ONTARIO…ORLEANS…SOUTHERN ERIE…WAYNE AND WYOMING.
* FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
* THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE SANDY WILL TRACK INLAND ACROSS
PENNSYLVANIA AND BRING A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN TO MUCH OF
WESTERN NY AND PORTIONS OF THE FINGER LAKES. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR 1.25 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL FALL ON GROUND WHICH IS
ALREADY SATURATED FROM RAIN THIS WEEKEND.
* RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW
LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LEAVES CLOGGING STORM DRAINS
WILL ALSO CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS IN URBANIZED AREAS. IN
ADDITION… FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON SOME OF THE AREA RIVERS
AND CREEKS.
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. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV
STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES
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