Lakeshore Flood Warning

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
344 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

NYZ010-019-085-020445-
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NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
344 PM EST SUN JAN 1 2012

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
MONDAY...

* LOCATIONS...LAKE ERIE SHORE INCLUDING ERIE AND CHAUTAUQUA
  COUNTIES.

* LAKE SHORE FLOODING...EXPECT A RAPID RISE OF WATER LEVELS ON
  EASTERN LAKE ERIE REACHING UP TO 8 FEET ABOVE LOW WATER DATUM.
  FLOOD STAGE IS 8 FEET.

* TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WATER LEVELS WILL COMBINE WITH WAVES OVER 14 FEET
  TO CAUSE FLOODING ALONG THE NEW YORK SHORES OF LAKE ERIE. AREAS
  ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COMBINATION OF RISING WATER AND
  WAVES INCLUDE ROUTE 5 NEAR HAMBURG...HOOVER BEACH AND SUNSET
  BAY. ADDITIONAL IMPACTS INCLUDE THE POTENTIAL FOR SHORELINE
  EROSION.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING MEANS LAKESHORE FLOODING IS OCCURRING...
IS IMMINENT...OR IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LISTEN TO LOCAL RADIO...TELEVISION...
OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

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