# Flood Watch: Niagara; Orleans; Monroe; Wayne; Northern Cayuga; Oswego; Jefferson; Lewis; Northern Erie; Genesee; Wyoming; Livingston; Ontario; Chautauqua; Cattaraugus; Allegany; Southern Erie — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-08-02 02:26 ingested 2026-08-02 08:29

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

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Flood Watch — Niagara; Orleans; Monroe; Wayne; Northern Cayuga; Oswego; Jefferson; Lewis; Northern Erie; Genesee; Wyoming; Livingston; Ontario; Chautauqua; Cattaraugus; Allegany; Southern Erie
Severity: Severe. Certainty: Possible.
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of central and western New York, including the
following counties, in central New York, Jefferson, Lewis,
Northern Cayuga and Oswego. In western New York, Allegany,
Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara,
Northern Erie, Ontario, Orleans, Southern Erie, Wayne and Wyoming.

* WHEN...From 10 AM EDT this morning through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Scattered to numerous heavy showers and thunderstorms are
expected today and tonight. Locally heavy rainfall is
possible with rainfall rates near, or exceeding 2 inches per
hour at times. Repeated rounds of heavy rain over any given
location could result in flash flooding.

- Http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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