NWS: Flood Watch issued for Central New York and Tug Hill regions beginning Sunday morning
JEFFERSON, LEWIS & OSWEGO COUNTIES:FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is possible.
* WHERE...A portion of central New York, including the following counties, Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego. Flooding is most likely along streams and rivers which drain the Tug Hill Plateau and western foothills of the Adirondacks.
* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. If flooding develops, the first impacts would be along smaller streams and in low lying areas Sunday and Sunday night, with larger rivers possibly rising to flood stage Monday.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Periods of rain may produce 1.0 to 1.5 inches of rain Sunday through Sunday night, with the greatest rainfall amounts likely overlapping areas with significant snowpack across the Tug Hill Plateau and western foothills of the Adirondacks.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...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.
ONEIDA COUNTY: FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
* WHAT...Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt is likely.
* WHERE...A portion of central New York, including the following areas, Northern Oneida and Southern Oneida.
* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Periods of rain may produce 1.0 to 1.5 inches of rain Sunday through Sunday night. This rainfall combined with a significant snowpack across northern Oneida County will likely result in flooding. Fish Creek is of particular concern for flooding.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...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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