A flash flood watch has been issued for the area for Thursday and Thursday night with a storm system moving in capable of dropping copious amounts of rain.
The weather service calls it an unusually strong storm that will produce numerous showers and thunderstorms. Torrential downpours are possible resulting in significant localized rainfalls.
A slow-moving cold front within a subtropical airmass is crossing Western New York tomorrow, creating the conditions for downpours throughout the area.
Excessive runoff from the rain could flood small streams and creeks and pour drainage in areas could cause flooding. The weather service advises people to get to higher ground should there be prolonged heavy rain in areas with flooding potential.
"Torrentially downpours are
"Torrentially downpours are possible resulting in significant localized rainfalls."
A rather superfluously redundant sentence!