Weather History for March 19

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MARCH 19

2003

18TH-23RD...An abrupt change to warmer weather at mid-month resulted in a quick meltdown of the winter snowpack. Area creeks rose to near or above bankful with three creeks in western New York exceeding flood stage. At Churchville, Monroe county, the Black Creek crested at 6.7 feet or about a half a foot above flood stage. The Oatka Creek at Garbutt, Monroe county, crested at 6.2 feet, just above its 6 foot flood stage. The Tonawanda Creek overflowed its banks with flooding along the Erie/Niagara county border. The creek crested at 13.8 feet, almost two feet above the flood stage. . In the southern tier, the Allegheny River exceeded flood stage at both Olean and Salamanca , cresting at 11.6 feet and 12 feet, respectively.

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