ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A flash flood watch has been extended in upstate New York, with several more inches of rain possible on Friday.
National Weather Service forecasters say a slow-moving storm system could continue to drench much of the Finger Lakes region and central New York all day.
The watch has been extended until 4 p.m. for Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Madison, Oneida, Onondaga, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins and Yates counties. A similar flood watch also is in effect for Allegany, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Ontario, Oswego and Wayne counties.
Forecasters say the heaviest rain could produce 1 to 2 inches of rain in a short span of time.
In Syracuse, Hancock International Airport had 1.87 inches of rain on Thursday, and another 1.2 inches has fallen since midnight.
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