Weather Alert in New York
Flood Watch issued March 31 at 1:44PM EDT until April 1 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Niagara; Orleans; Monroe; Wayne; Northern Cayuga; Northern Erie; Genesee; Wyoming; Livingston; Ontario; Chautauqua; Cattaraugus; Allegany; Southern Erie
DESCRIPTION: Heavy rain may fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt increasing. Flows in rivers may increase quickly and reach critical levels. * WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of western New York and the northern Finger Lakes Region. * WHEN...Through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and embedded thunderstorms continue through tonight which may result in 1" to 1.5", with localized amounts of 2" if thunderstorms repeat over the same area. Excess runoff from this rainfall may cause area waterways to reach or exceed bankfull stage. General flooding away from area waterways will also be possible during this timeframe, especially in typical low-lying and poor drainage areas. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: 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.
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A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud,
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Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can
result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or
rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud
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Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally
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