Weather Alert in New York
Flood Warning issued March 31 at 10:21PM EDT until April 2 at 11:12AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
AREAS AFFECTED: Erie, NY; Genesee, NY
DESCRIPTION: ...The National Weather Service in Buffalo NY has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in New York... Ellicott Creek Near Williamsville affecting Erie and Genesee Counties. For the Ellicott Creek...including Williamsville...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Ellicott Creek near Williamsville. * WHEN...From Wednesday afternoon to late Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...At 8.0 feet, Flood stage, some flooding begins along Aero Drive from Holtz to Transit Roads in Cheektowaga. Also some flooding along the flood control project area in Amherst such as the bike path and golf course. Minor flooding in Ellicott Creek Park. Little or no overall damage. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 9:15 PM EDT Tuesday the stage was 4.64 feet. - Bankfull stage is 8.0 feet. - Forecast...The river will rise to 7.2 feet Wednesday morning. It will rise above flood stage Wednesday afternoon to 9.7 feet early Thursday morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday morning. - Flood stage is 8.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 9.7 feet on 12/23/2013. - 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. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued Wednesday morning by 1030 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
an observable effect on rainfall, due to an effect called the urban heat island.
Compared to upwind, monthly rainfall between twenty and forty miles downwind of
cities is 30% greater.
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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
droplets don't have time to freeze before reaching the surface and the result is
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