Weather Alert in New York
Flood Warning issued April 2 at 4:36AM EDT until April 2 at 2:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Erie, NY; Genesee, NY; Niagara, NY; Wyoming, NY
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New York... Tonawanda Creek At Batavia affecting Erie, Genesee, Niagara and Wyoming Counties. Tonawanda Creek At Rapids affecting Erie and Niagara Counties. For the Tonawanda Creek...including Batavia, Rapids...Moderate flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Tonawanda Creek at Batavia. * WHEN...Until this afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 9.0 feet, Flood stage, some flooding in Batavia, possibly impacting Kibbe Park, Walnut Street, and Law Street. Flooding in rural areas of Alexander and the lowlands of the Alabama Swamps with some road closures likely. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 4:00 AM EDT Thursday the stage was 9.36 feet and falling. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours ending at 4:00 AM EDT Thursday was 10.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage this morning and continue falling to 3.9 feet Saturday evening. - Flood stage is 9.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.0 feet on 11/25/2014. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Motorists should not attempt to drive around barricades or drive cars through flooded areas. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued this afternoon by 245 PM EDT.
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A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front
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A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing
storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen.
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it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.
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Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake,
has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure.
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of snow on the ground.
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it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of
sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense
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