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River Flood Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY

December 23, 2007Erie County, Wyoming County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this river flood warning at Dec 23, 2007, 5:51 PM EST for Erie County, Wyoming County, New York. It took effect at Dec 23, 2007, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 23, 2007, 5:51 PM EST (22:51 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 23, 2007, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Dec 24, 2007, 1:14 AM EST
In force: 6 hr
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Erie County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The river

Written for the forecast point Cayuga Creek at Lancaster (LCSN6). The gauge peaked at 8.44 ft at Dec 23, 2007, 9:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 6 ft
Minor stage: 8 ft
Moderate stage: 10 ft
Major stage: 12 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04215000, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGUS41 KBUF 232251
FLWBUF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
551 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK...

  CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...

NYC029-121-240451-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FL.W.0002.071224T0000Z-071224T0600Z/
/LCSN6.1.ER.071224T0000Z.071224T0000Z.071224T0000Z.UU/
551 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 5 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.7 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD. MINOR FLOODING IN 
  LOWLYING AREAS OF LANCASTER AND ALDEN.

$$

HITCHCOCK

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS81 KBUF 240223
FLSBUF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
923 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW 
YORK...


  CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER
  CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER
  BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE


DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...

NYC029-240823-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071224T1100Z/
/EBZN6.1.ER.071223T2252Z.071224T0035Z.071224T0500Z.UU/
923 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 9 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.85 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOODING CAN BE
  EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS EAST OF ORCHARD PARK ROAD AND SOUTH OF
  RIDGE ROAD IN WEST SENECA. SOME INUNDATION OF CAZENOVIA PARK IN
  SOUTH BUFFALO.

$$

NYC029-121-240822-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071224T1427Z/
/GDVN6.1.ER.071224T0210Z.071224T0600Z.071224T0827Z.NO/
923 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 9 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE 
  TO NEAR 7.9 FEET BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY MONDAY.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS
  NEAR THE BUFFALO CREEK...ESPECIALLY NEAR COLLINS AVE, ELMA TOWN
  PARK, AND IN SOME SECTIONS OF ELMA VILLAGE NORTH OF THE BOWEN ROAD 
  BRIDGE.

$$

NYC029-121-240822-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071224T1308Z/
/LCSN6.1.ER.071223T2352Z.071224T0130Z.071224T0708Z.UU/
923 PM EST SUN DEC 23 2007

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL MONDAY MORNING...
THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER.
* UNTIL MONDAY MORNING.
* AT 9 PM SUNDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.4 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL FALL TO BELOW FLOOD STAGE  
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD. MINOR FLOODING IN 
  LOWLYING AREAS OF LANCASTER AND ALDEN.

$$

000 
WGUS81 KBUF 240614
FLSBUF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
114 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007

...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW 
YORK...


  CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER
  CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER

...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW 
YORK...

  BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE


DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...

NYC029-121-241214-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-071224T1427Z/
/GDVN6.1.ER.071224T0218Z.071224T0600Z.071224T0827Z.NO/
114 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE.
* UNTIL THIS MORNING.
* AT 1 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 7.9 FEET EARLY
  THIS MORNING. THEN THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BEFORE  
  MORNING. 
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS
  NEAR THE BUFFALO CREEK...ESPECIALLY NEAR COLLINS AVE, ELMA TOWN
  PARK,AND IN SOME SECTIONS OF ELMA VILLAGE NORTH OF THE BOWEN ROAD 
  BRIDGE.

$$

NYC029-240644-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-071224T1100Z/
/EBZN6.1.ER.071223T2252Z.071224T0035Z.071224T0317Z.UU/
114 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER.
* AT 1 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO DURING THE EARLY
  MORNING HOURS. 

$$

NYC029-121-240644-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-071224T1308Z/
/LCSN6.1.ER.071223T2352Z.071224T0215Z.071224T0417Z.UU/
114 AM EST MON DEC 24 2007

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER.
* AT 1 AM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 7.3 FEET. 
* FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11 PM SUNDAY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO ABOUT 5.0 FEET LATER
  THIS MORNING. 

$$
TJP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 23, 4:48 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow and Blowing Snow Advisory	BUF	Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Monroe, Niagara and 1 more	29 hr
Dec 23, 5:27 AM EST	Lakeshore Flood Warning	BUF	Chautauqua, Erie	14 hr
Dec 23, 5:47 PM EST	River Flood Warning	BUF	Erie	7 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.