Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2008
Flash Flood Warning 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 5, 2008, 5:38 PM EDT for Wyoming County, New York. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2008, 5:38 PM EDT (21:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2008, 11:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:40 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 5:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Gainesville, NY | NUMEROUS STREETS FLOODED AND ROADS CLOSED. BASEMENT FLOODING AS WELL. |
| Aug 5, 5:55 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Silver Springs, NY | NUMEROUS ROADS CLOSED INCLUDING THE JUNCTION OF ROUTES 19 AND 19A. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 61 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1054 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 114 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WGUS51 KBUF 052138
FFWBUF
NYC121-060030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0007.080805T2138Z-080806T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
538 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
* UNTIL 830 PM EDT
* AT 531 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED
NEAR GAINESVILLE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GENESEO...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH.
* THE STORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING WILL AFFECT...
GAINESVILLE...
CASTILE...
SILVER SPRINGS...
SOME SMALL CREEKS THAT MAY EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE COTTON
CREEK...EAST KOY CREEK...AND WOLF CREEK
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. MOST FLOOD RELATED DEATHS OCCUR
IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS WATER COVERED BRIDGES...
DIPS...OR LOW WATER CROSSINGS. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...
EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER
GROUND.
LAT...LON 4255 7828 4276 7827 4277 7797 4267 7797
4262 7800 4261 7802 4260 7801 4259 7802
4259 7804 4257 7803 4255 7805
$$
HITCHCOCK5 follow-up statements
000
WGUS71 KBUF 052204
FFSBUF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
604 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
NYC121-060030-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080806T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WYOMING NY-
604 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
WYOMING COUNTY...
AT 558 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED NEAR GAINESVILLE AND SILVER SPRINGS...MOVING
EAST AT 20 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN IN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING COUNTY
OVER THE PAST 2 HOURS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH
ARE POSSIBLE.
FLASH FLOODING WILL IMPACT AREAS FROM GAINESVILLE TO CASTILE AND
SILVER SPRINGS. THIS INCLUDES AREAS ALONG COTTON CREEK...EAST KOY
CREEK AND TRIBUTARIES...AND WOLF CREEK. TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS
REPORT NUMEROUS ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO FLOODING IN THE AREA...
INCLUDING THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTE 19 AND 19A.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN
LAT...LON 4255 7828 4276 7827 4277 7797 4267 7797
4262 7800 4261 7802 4260 7801 4259 7802
4259 7804 4257 7803 4255 7805
$$
HITCHCOCK000
WGUS71 KBUF 052341
FFSBUF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
741 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
NYC121-060030-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080806T0030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WYOMING NY-
741 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR
WYOMING COUNTY...
AT 736 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THAT PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WYOMING COUNTY HAVE
RECEIVED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN OVER THE PAST THREE HOURS. HEAVY
RAINFALL HAS ENDED IN THE AREA...HOWEVER FLOODING FROM THE PREVIOUS
RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID EVENING.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SILVER
SPRINGS...CASTILE...AND GAINESVILLE. SOME SMALL CREEKS THAT MAY
EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE COTTON CREEK...EAST KOY
CREEK...AND WOLF CREEK.
TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT HAVE REPORTED NUMEROUS
ROAD CLOSURES IN AND AROUND GAINESVILLE...INCLUDING THE INTERSECTION
OF ROUTES 19 AND 19A.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN
LAT...LON 4255 7828 4276 7827 4277 7797 4267 7797
4262 7800 4261 7802 4260 7801 4259 7802
4259 7804 4257 7803 4255 7805
$$
HITCHCOCK000
WGUS51 KBUF 060023
FFWBUF
NYC121-060330-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080806T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
823 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
* AT 815 PM EDT...LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT FLASH
FLOODING RESULTING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS EVENING.
DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A 2 HOUR
PERIOD IN AREAS NEAR GAINESVILLE...SILVER SPRINGS...AND CASTILE.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GAINESVILLE...SILVER SPRINGS...ROCK GLEN...AND CASTILE.
LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS REPORTED WATER IS RISING AGAIN ALONG EAST KOY
CREEK AND OATKA CREEK DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS.
NUMEROUS ROADS REMAIN CLOSED IN THE AREA...INCLUDING SEVERAL
PORTIONS OF ROUTE 19.
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS.
DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. REMEMBER...TURN AROUND DONT DROWN
LAT...LON 4255 7828 4276 7827 4277 7797 4267 7797
4262 7800 4261 7802 4260 7801 4259 7802
4259 7804 4257 7803 4255 7805
$$
HITCHCOCK000
WGUS71 KBUF 060139
FFSBUF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
939 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
NYC121-060330-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080806T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WYOMING NY-
939 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
WYOMING COUNTY...
AT 935 PM EDT...LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS CONTINUED TO REPORT FLASH
FLOODING FROM HEAVY RAINFALL EARLIER THIS EVENING. DOPPLER RADAR
INDICATES 3 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN A 2 HOUR PERIOD IN AREAS
NEAR GAINESVILLE...SILVER SPRINGS...AND CASTILE.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
GAINESVILLE...SILVER SPRINGS...ROCK GLEN...AND CASTILE
LOCAL FIRE OFFICIALS REPORTED HIGH WATER ALONG EAST KOY CREEK
AND OATKA CREEK DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS. NUMEROUS
ROADS REMAIN CLOSED IN THE GAINESVILLE...SILVER SPRINGS...AND ROCK
GLEN AREA...INCLUDING SEVERAL PORTIONS OF ROUTE 19.
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO
AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY
DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL
ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED
ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN.
LAT...LON 4255 7828 4276 7827 4277 7797 4267 7797
4262 7800 4261 7802 4260 7801 4259 7802
4259 7804 4257 7803 4255 7805
$$
HITCHCOCK000
WGUS71 KBUF 060325
FFSBUF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
NYC121-060331-
/O.EXP.KBUF.FF.W.0007.000000T0000Z-080806T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
WYOMING NY-
1125 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
WYOMING COUNTY...
AT 1121 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE
THUNDERSTORMS THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD EXITED THE AREA...THUS
THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
PONDING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE
FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE WATER HAS TIME TO RUN OFF. ROUTE 19 IN ROCK
GLEN IS STILL CLOSED IN SOUTHEAST WYOMING COUNTY.
LAT...LON 4255 7828 4276 7827 4277 7797 4267 7797
4262 7800 4261 7802 4260 7801 4259 7802
4259 7804 4257 7803 4255 7805
$$
JJPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 63 min | |
| Aug 5, 6:53 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Aug 5, 6:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 53 min |
| Aug 5, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 86 min | |
| Aug 5, 7:30 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 3 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.