- Flood Watch for Northern Franklin County, New York
- Flood Watch issued January 31 at 3:02AM EST until February 01 at 7:00AM EST by NWS
- Effective: Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 3:02 a.m.
- Expires: Friday, February 1, 2013 at 7 a.m.
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* NORTHERN NEW YORK AND MOST OF VERMONT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* FLOODING FROM ICE JAMS IS POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS LOCALIZED
FLOODING FROM ICE AND SNOW BLOCKED STORM DRAINS...DITCHES...
AND CULVERTS.
* THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND
SNOWMELT ON TOP OF FROZEN GROUND WILL CAUSE RIVER RISES AND
RIVER ICE BREAKUP. ICE JAMS CAN OCCUR WHERE ICE MOVING DOWN A
RIVER IS HELD UP AT CONSTRICTIONS SUCH AS BRIDGES...ISLANDS...OR
BENDS IN THE RIVER. WATER CAN QUICKLY BACK UP BEHIND THE JAM AND
CAUSE FLOODING WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. RUNOFF FROM
RAINFALL AND SNOWMELT MAY ALSO CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS...ESPECIALLY GIVEN FROZEN GROUND CONDITIONS.