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FLWBUF

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Flood Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1052 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

...The National Weather Service in Buffalo NY has issued a Flood
Warning for the following rivers in New York...

  Tonawanda Creek At Rapids affecting Erie and Niagara Counties.

For the Tonawanda Creek...including Rapids...Minor flooding is
forecast.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 this evening by 1100 PM EDT.

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NYC029-063-090300-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FL.W.0002.260309T2230Z-260310T1200Z/
/RAPN6.1.ER.260309T2230Z.260310T0000Z.260310T0600Z.NO/
1052 AM EDT Sun Mar 8 2026

...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING TO TUESDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...Tonawanda Creek at Rapids.

* WHEN...From Monday afternoon to Tuesday morning.

* IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, Flood stage, lowland flooding of farm
  areas along Tonawanda Creek between Rapids and the Tonawanda
  Indian Reservation. Flooding may impact Fletcher, Burdick,
  Kelkenberg, and Tonawanda Creek Roads.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
  - At 10:00 AM EDT Sunday the stage was 7.92 feet.
  - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet.
  - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage
    Monday afternoon or evening to a crest of 12.1 feet Monday
    evening. It will then fall below flood stage early Tuesday
    morning.
  - Flood stage is 12.0 feet.
  - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Hitchcock