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Buffalo - NY, US, National Weather Service

Tonawanda Creek at Rapids

...FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL LATE SATURDAY MORNING... WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. WHERE...Tonawanda Creek at Rapids. WHEN...Until late Saturday 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 3:00 PM EDT Thursday the stage was 11.49 feet. - Bankfull stage is 10.0 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon to a crest of 13.7 feet just after midnight tonight. It will then fall below flood stage late tomorrow evening. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of 13.7 feet on 04/04/1959. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New York... Tonawanda Creek At Rapids affecting Erie and Niagara Counties. For the Tonawanda Creek...including Attica, Batavia, Rapids...Minor flooding is forecast. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Caution is urged when walking near riverbanks. Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Additional information is available at www.weather.gov. The next statement will be issued late tonight by 515 AM EDT.