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Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 9:39 PM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Flash Flood Warning for... Cayuga County in central New York... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 538 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, specifically near Weedsport. Between 0.75 and 1.25 inches of rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 0.5 to 1 inch are possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas. * Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Weedsport, Cato and Meridian. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads. 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. && FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
Flash Flood Warning
Issued: 9:34 PM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CAYUGA AND SOUTHWESTERN ONONDAGA COUNTIES... At 534 PM EDT, local law enforcement reported thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area, especially across the Moravia and Skaneateles areas. Between 1.5 and 3 inches of rain has already fallen. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD...Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE...Law enforcement reported. IMPACT...Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Auburn, Owasco, Sennett, Skaneateles, Locke, Marcellus, Jordan, Moravia, Niles, Sempronius, Kelloggsville, Casowasco, Cascade, Montville, Melrose Park, Elbridge, New Hope, Marietta, Edgewater and Sherwood. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law enforcement and request they pass this information to the National Weather Service when you can do so safely. && FLASH FLOOD...OBSERVED; FLASH FLOOD DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
Flood Watch
Issued: 8:59 PM May. 6, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of central New York, including the following areas, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Schuyler, Seneca, Southern Cayuga, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Yates and northeast Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Bradford and Susquehanna. * WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon. * 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. Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Thunderstorms develop this evening associated with an upper level low pressure system. These storms will be slow moving and could train over the same locations. The thunderstorms will transition to lingering moderate or locally heavy rain late tonight into Wednesday morning over the Finger Lakes and Syracuse area. - Visit https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood for more information. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. &&
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