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Special Marine Warning 22, NWS Buffalo, NY

May 11, 2003

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at May 11, 2003, 2:53 PM EDT. It was in force for 82 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: May 11, 2003, 2:53 PM EDT (18:53 UTC)
Expired: May 11, 2003, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 82 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 May 11, 2:40 PM EDT, 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 11, 2:40 PM EDT, 13 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, May 11, 5:15 AM EDT, 9 hours 38 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 11, 9:15 AM EDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-111900-

SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
915 AM EDT SUN MAY 11 2003

THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INDICATED THAT THERE IS A MODERATE
LIKELIHOOD OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY AND POSSIBLE EVENING
FROM THE GENESEE RIVER VALLEY EASTWARD IN NEW YORK STATE. THIS WOULD
COVER THE FINGER LAKES REGIONS, NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK, AND PORTIONS
OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER INTO THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER. THE
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE POTENTIAL AREA ARE MONROE, LIVINGSTON,
EASTERN WYOMING COUNTIES, SOUTHEAST CATTARAUGUS COUNTY AND ALSO
ALLEGANY, ONTARIO, WAYNE, NORTHERN CAYUGA, OSWEGO, JEFFERSON, AND
LEWIS COUNTIES.

THERE IS STILL A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND
POSSIBLE EVENING FOR ERIE, ORLEANS, NIAGARA, GENESEE, CHAUTAUQUA AND
WESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CONTAINS DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER
AND HAIL OF A SIZE OF THREE QUARTER INCH OR LARGER. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAINS THAT CAN PRODUCE
STANDING WATER AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/BUF/

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR
ANY FORECAST UPDATES, AND ANY POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 11, 7:10 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		65 min
May 11, 1:34 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		86 min
May 11, 1:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Genesee	44 min
May 11, 2:11 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Orleans	49 min
May 11, 2:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Monroe	51 min
May 11, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		96 min
May 11, 4:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Oswego	59 min
May 11, 4:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		96 min
May 11, 5:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Jefferson	51 min
May 11, 5:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Oswego	42 min
May 11, 5:39 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		96 min
May 11, 5:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Lewis	62 min

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.