Weather Alert in New York
Flood Warning issued March 31 at 10:13PM EDT until April 1 at 4:53PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Erie, NY
DESCRIPTION: ...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in New York... Cazenovia Creek Near Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer affecting Erie County. For the Cazenovia Creek...including Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer... Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cazenovia Creek near Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer. * WHEN...Until tomorrow afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 10.0 feet, Flood stage, minor flooding can be expected in low lying areas east of Orchard Park Road and south of Ridge Road in West Seneca. Some inundation of Cazenovia Park in South Buffalo. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 10:00 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 8.72 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this evening to a crest of 11.7 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late Wednesday morning. - Flood stage is 10.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 11.6 feet on 03/17/2003. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
INSTRUCTION: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning by 1015 AM EDT.
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Precipitation in the form of water droplets is called rain.
Rain generally has a tendency to fall with less intensity over a greater period
of time, and when rainfall is more severe it is usually less sustained.
Rain is the most common form of precipitation and happens with greater frequency
depending on the season and regional influences. Cities have been shown to have
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Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
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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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