EARLY ALERT: The weather forecast is for a “fine day” today for Allegany and surrounding counties, but it may be all downhill from there for the remainder of the Labor Day Weekend.
The US National Weather Service Buffalo NY provides the accompanying map for today but reports that a complex weather scenario then will support an increasing risk for showers and thunderstorms both tomorrow and Monday, with some Southern Tier counties south of Buffalo and Rochester potentially experiencing as much as two inches of rain by late Monday night.
The NOAA NWS Weather Prediction Center is forecasting a Marginal Risk for excessive rain for the entire New York-Pennsylvania region for both days, with a higher risk level chance to the west tomorrow and to the east, possibly reaching into the southeastern part of Allegany County, on Monday.
Therefore …. Be Aware. Be Prepared. Stay Safe.TM and continue to monitor for changes
Further information is available at www.weather.gov/buf for the NWS Buffalo forecast region, www.weather.gov/bgm for Steuben and counties to the east, and www.weather.gov/ctp for adjoining Pennsylvania counties.
Local weather forecasts for specific areas are accessible through the Search feature in the upper left corner of most NWS pages, with Hourly Weather Forecasts, which project event timing throughout the day, found on the lower right side of local pages.
Progression of storms can be tracked interactively via a zoomable NWS Doppler radar site at https://bit.ly/3xyTULH.
Previews of weather components over the next seven days are available at https://bit.ly/3CUmLMq, with Steuben County east at https://bit.ly/312qR7E, and Pennsylvania counties to the south at https://bit.ly/3rcTH0o.
The NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) website is at https://bit.ly/3llhYgb, with the overall Weather Prediction Center at https://bit.ly/3gNeAsQ, which includes information on types of potential weather dangers. The National Hurricane Center is at https://bit.ly/3xLNO9R.
Information on flood safety for individuals, families and businesses is available from Ready.gov at https://bit.ly/2XmBz7e and the National Weather Service at https://bit.ly/3LDqV0D.
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