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Special Marine Warning 94, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 3, 2002

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at Sep 3, 2002, 6:33 PM EDT. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Sep 3, 2002, 6:33 PM EDT (22:33 UTC)
Expired: Sep 3, 2002, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Area: Whole counties

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Sep 3, 6:10 PM EDT, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 6:10 PM EDT, 23 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 3, 4:31 PM EDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY
431 PM EDT TUE SEP 3 2002

TIME(EDT)  .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE   ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

1213 PM    NIAGARA FALLS             NY   .75 INCH HAIL
09/03/02   NIAGARA                        REPORTED BY TRAINED
                                          SPOTTER

1215 PM    GRAND ISLAND              NY   .75 INCH HAIL
09/03/02   ERIE                           REPORTED BY GENERAL PUBLIC

0324 PM    YORKSHIRE                 NY   WIND DAMAGE
09/03/02   CATTARAUGUS                    TREES DOWN ON GARAGE
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

0350 PM    CANEADEA                  NY   WIND DAMAGE
09/03/02   ALLEGANY                       TREES DOWN ACROSS RTE 19
                                          REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT

SFM

Special weather statement, Sep 3, 6:02 PM EDT, 31 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 3, 12:04 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		26 min
Sep 3, 12:04 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Erie, Niagara	26 min
Sep 3, 12:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Erie, Niagara	24 min
Sep 3, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		62 min
Sep 3, 12:58 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		62 min
Sep 3, 2:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Wyoming	27 min
Sep 3, 2:54 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		51 min
Sep 3, 3:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Livingston, Wyoming	67 min
Sep 3, 3:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Allegany, Cattaraugus	64 min
Sep 3, 3:53 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		52 min
Sep 3, 4:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Ontario	26 min
Sep 3, 4:41 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Oswego	64 min
Sep 3, 4:52 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		38 min
Sep 3, 5:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Oswego	58 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in New York, 2002 Every special marine warning in 2002

Sources

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