The National Weather Service says that periods of heavy rain will be in the forecast throughout the day.
For already saturated portions of the region- that means moderate flood risk. For places that have been spared the heaviest rains over the last two weeks- it will mean another 1-2 inches of rain.
At this point, forecasters are pointing to two areas that will see the heaviest rain. The first is in the western portion of the Finger Lakes- including Monroe, Wayne, and Western Ontario counties. The second area is in the Southern Tier and extends into portions of Yates and southern Seneca counties, where significant rainfall totals are expected.
Most forecasters agree that by Sunday- things will have improved. While there may be some lingering showers around in the morning- those will get out of the area by the afternoon hours- giving a little bit of room for outdoor time.
Follow along below with the latest updates from the National Weather Service and local forecasters.
Check out the FingerLakes1.com Weather Center for the latest forecast information.
Unfortunately, another busy day in our relentless weather pattern for #pawx #nywx. Keep "weather aware"; have multiple ways to get warnings. This graphic gives a general idea, but a more detailed briefing is at https://t.co/pCBJMoQtPy pic.twitter.com/dcyeF3ugSo
— NWS Binghamton (@NWSBinghamton) July 17, 2021
Flooding is possible today. Steady rain will be heavy at times from the Niagara Frontier to Rochester area. Elsewhere, locally heavy rainfall is also possible. The greatest risk for flash flooding is across higher terrain and in urban areas. pic.twitter.com/K9LyXKQwMj
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) July 17, 2021
A large area of rain showers is just upstream of our region, and will move across WNY and NCNY tonight and Saturday. The axis of heavier rain remains the same…across the northern Niagara Frontier. Watch for possible flooded roads, and high flow rates on local creeks. #nywx pic.twitter.com/xzjJIctyNy
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) July 17, 2021
I'm still thinking most will see at least 1" of rain Saturday, many will see 1-2", and a some may see up to 3", if we get a little "bonus" rain Saturday overnight. If the slower trend holds, showers will dampen your Sunday morning. Alex Bielfeld has the latest starting at 6AM. pic.twitter.com/Tt0TuuPwHo
— news10nbc (@news10nbc) July 17, 2021
Not exactly the update we were looking for. Our new in-house model is in tonight & remains very aggressive in rain totals, including keeping showers around into early Sunday. pic.twitter.com/cBOJYuynw2
— Eric Snitil (@EricSnitilWx) July 17, 2021
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