NWS Special Weather Statement

Issued By: NWS
Affected Jurisdictions: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming Counties

Headline: Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 822 AM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010 NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-231530- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 822 AM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010 AFTER A TEMPORARY LULL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL ONCE AGAIN BE ON THE INCREASE DURING THE MORNING. AFTER THE EARLY MORNING ACTIVITY, WHICH DEPOSITED BETWEEN AND INCH TO AS MUCH AS AN INCH AND A HALF OF RAINFALL, MANY AREA SMALL STREAMS WILL BE NEARING BANK FULL. WITH MORE HEAVY RAIN LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON, THE ALREADY SATURATED GROUND WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL RUN OFF WHICH WILL CAUSE STREAMS, DITCHES, AND CULVERTS TO POSSIBLY OVERFLOW. ADDITIONALLY, POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND SIGNIFICANT PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS IS EXPECTED.