Weather Alert in New York
Flood Advisory issued June 10 at 8:55AM EDT until June 11 at 8:45AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Oswego, NY
DESCRIPTION: * WHAT...High flows along the Salmon River caused by excessive rainfall are expected. * WHERE...A portion of central New York, including the following county, Oswego. * WHEN...Until 845 AM EDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Flows will increase significantly today along the Salmon River. Flows are not expected to be high enough to result in flooding, but high flows and resulting strong current will create dangerous conditions in the river for shore fisherman and drift boats. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 850 AM EDT, Dam operators and emergency management report flows will increase significantly today due to planned releases from Lighthouse Hill and Salmon River Reservoirs. The releases follow heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches yesterday. - Salmon River is the most likely place to experience elevated flows. High flows will will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience high flows include... The Salmon River downstream of the Salmon River Reservoir and Lighthouse Hill Reservoir. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: Keep children away from storm drains, culverts, creeks and streams. Water levels can rise rapidly and sweep children away. Flooding is occurring or is imminent. It is important to know where you are relative to streams, rivers, or creeks which can become killers in heavy rains. Campers and hikers should avoid streams or creeks.
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Sleet is a form of precipitation in which small ice pellets are the primary
components. These ice pellets are smaller and more translucent than hailstones,
and harder than graupel. Sleet is caused by specific atmospheric conditions and
therefore typically doesn't last for extended periods of time.
The condition which leads to sleet formation requires a warmer body of air to be
wedged in between two sub-freezing bodies of air. When snow falls through a warmer
layer of air it melts, and as it falls through the next sub-freezing body of air
it freezes again, forming ice pellets known as sleet. In some cases, water
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Stratocumulus clouds are similar to altocumulus clouds in their
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