Flash Flood Warning issued for Orleans County until 5 p.m.
The torrential rainfall has prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning for Orleans County until 5 p.m. The warning includes Monroe County, southeastern Niagara County, and northern Genesee County.
The NWS said Doppler radar indicates thunderstorms are producing heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have fallen with additional rainfall amounts up to 1 inch possible in the warned area.
“Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly,” the NWS said at 12:55 p.m.
