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Friday, July 23, 2010

NWS Special Weather Statement

Issued By: NWS
Affected Jurisdictions: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne, Wyoming Counties

Headline: Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 157 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010 NYZ001-002-010>012-085-231900- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 157 PM EDT FRI JUL 23 2010 ...SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... AT 200 PM SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED IN A VERY HUMID AIRMASS ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. THOUGH THERE WILL BE RAIN FREE PERIODS...EXPECT SOME STORMS TO BRING A DRENCHING RAINFALL WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES. ALSO ANY THUNDERSTORM CAN PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND A GUSTY WIND. AT 200 PM ACTIVITY WAS GENERALLY CONFINED TO ERIE COUNTY INCLUDING DOWNTOWN BUFFALO AND THE METRO AREA. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CROSS INTO PORTIONS OF GENESEE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL STORMS FORMING OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL CROSS INTO THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CAUSE MANY AREA SMALL STREAMS TO BE NEARING BANK FULL. 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 THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

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