Heavy rain may fall on a deep primed snowpack leading to the melt
increasing. Flows in rivers may increase quickly and reach critical
levels.
* WHAT…Flooding caused by rain and snowmelt continues to be
possible.
* WHERE…A portion of central New York, including the following
counties, Jefferson, Lewis and Oswego. FLooding is most likely
along streams and rivers which drain the Tug Hill Plateau and
western foothills of the Adirondacks.
* WHEN…From Sunday morning through Monday evening.
* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. If
flooding develops, the first impacts would be along smaller
streams and in low lying areas Sunday and Sunday night, with
larger rivers possibly rising to flood stage Monday. There is also
a low chance of flooding from ice jams in areas where significant
ice remains.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Periods of rain may produce 1.0 to 1.5 inches of rain Sunday
through Sunday night, with the greatest rainfall amounts
likely overlapping areas with significant snowpack across the
Tug Hill Plateau and western foothills of the Adirondacks.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood