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WGUS71 KBUF 090647

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NYC009-013-090715-



FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY

245 AM EDT SUN MAY 9 2004



THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO WILL ALLOW THE FLASH FLOOD 

WARNING FOR CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES TO EXPIRE AT 3 AM. 



THUNDERSTORMS TRAINED REPEATEDLY OVER THE COUNTIES BETWEEN 11 PM AND 

2 AM...WITH RADAR ESTIMATES OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE 

SOUTHERN HALF OF CHAUTAUQUA AND EXTREME SOUTHERN CATTARAUGUS 

COUNTIES WITHIN THAT PERIOD. THIS RESULTED IN WIDESPREAD BASEMENT 

FLOODING FROM JAMESTOWN TO ALLEGANY...AND SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES.



THE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE WEAKENED AND BECOME SCATTERED SO THE AREA 

WILL GET A BREAK FOR A FEW HOURS. MORE SHOWERS AND STORMS ARE 

POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING BUT THEY SHOULD NOT BE AS CONCENTRATED 

OVER ANY ONE AREA.





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