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River Flood Warning 21, NWS Buffalo, NY

December 27, 20084 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this river flood warning at Dec 27, 2008, 3:28 PM EST for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 27, 2008, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 53 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 27, 2008, 3:28 PM EST (20:28 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 27, 2008, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Dec 27, 2008, 7:53 PM EST
In force: 53 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Flood severity: Minor

Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The river

Written for the forecast point Cattaraugus Creek at Gowanda (GOWN6). The gauge peaked at 9.31 ft at Dec 27, 2008, 9:00 PM EST.

Action stage: 8 ft
Minor stage: 10 ft
Moderate stage: 12 ft
Major stage: 14 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04213500, 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 272028
FLWBUF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
328 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

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

  CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA

SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


NYC009-013-029-121-280228-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FL.W.0021.081228T0000Z-081228T0600Z/
/GOWN6.1.ER.081228T0000Z.081228T0000Z.081228T0000Z.NO/
328 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA
* FROM THIS EVENING TO LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 3 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO CREST NEAR OR AT ITS FLOOD
STAGE OF 10.0 FEET THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE-MINOR FLOOD...FLOODING PROBLEMS 
  ALONG RIGHT BANK 0.5 TO 1.0 MI DOWNSTREAM FROM GAGE. MOSTLY 
  INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS. WATCH FOR DEVELOPING RELATED 
  PROBLEMS ALONG THATCHER CREEK IN GOWANDA, IN TRAILER COURTS IN 
  VILLAGE OF ARCADE, AND AT SUNSET BAY AT MOUTH.

$$

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGUS81 KBUF 272113
FLSBUF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
413 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

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


  CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER
  BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE
  CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER
  ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE

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

  CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA


SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


NYC029-280313-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081228T0819Z/
/EBZN6.2.ER.081227T1340Z.081228T0000Z.081228T0219Z.UU/
413 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 4 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.9 FEET AND RISING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 12.9 FEET
  THIS EVENING. 
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE IN VICINITY OF 
  SOUTHGATE PLAZA IN WEST SENECA CONSIDERABLE FLOODING IN THE 
  CAZENOVIA PARK AREA OF SOUTH BUFFALO AND WEST SENECA.

$$

NYC029-121-280313-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081228T0850Z/
/GDVN6.2.ER.081227T1718Z.081228T0000Z.081228T0250Z.NO/
413 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE TONIGHT...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 3 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.1 FEET AND RISING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MODERATE FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 9.1 FEET 
  THIS EVENING. 
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS    
  NEAR THE BUFFALO CREEK...ESPECIALLY NEAR COLLINS AVENUE, ELMA TOWN   
  PARK, AND IN SOME SECTIONS OF ELMA VILLAGE NORTH OF THE BOWEN ROAD 
  BRIDGE.

$$

NYC009-013-029-121-280313-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0021.081228T0000Z-081228T0600Z/
/GOWN6.1.ER.081228T0000Z.081228T0000Z.081228T0000Z.NO/
413 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 3 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS 
  EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE-MINOR FLOOD...FLOODING PROBLEMS 
  ALONG RIGHT BANK 0.5 TO 1.0 MI DOWNSTREAM FROM GAGE. MOSTLY 
  INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS. WATCH FOR DEVELOPING RELATED 
  PROBLEMS ALONG THATCHER CREEK IN GOWANDA, IN TRAILER COURTS IN 
  VILLAGE OF ARCADE, AND AT SUNSET BAY AT MOUTH.

$$

NYC029-121-280313-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-081228T0730Z/
/LCSN6.1.ER.081227T1623Z.081227T2200Z.081228T0130Z.UU/
413 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 3 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.2 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 9.5 FEET 
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD...FLOODING OF BACKYARDS, 
  BASEMENTS AND STREETS IN VILLAGE OF LANCASTER. SOME FLOODING OF LOW
  LYING AREAS IN ALDEN, MARILLA, AND CHEEKTOWAGA...ESPECIALLY NEAR 
  BOWEN RD AND TRANSIT RD. SOME POSSIBLE NEAR UNION RD TOO.

$$

NYC029-037-280313-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-081228T1255Z/
/WILN6.1.ER.081227T2306Z.081228T0000Z.081228T0655Z.NO/
413 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 2 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 7.1 FEET AND RISING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS 
  EVENING AND CREST NEAR 8.2 FEET THIS EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE, MINOR FLOODING  SOME FLOODING 
  BEGINS ALONG AERO DRIVE FROM HOLTZ TO TRANSIT IN CHEEKTOWAGA. ALSO 
  SOME FLOODING ALONG THE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT AREA IN AMHERST SUCH 
  AS THE BIKE PATH AND GOLF COURSE. MINOR FLOODING IN ELLICOTT CREEK 
  PARK. LITTLE OR NO OVERALL DAMAGE.

$$

JJR

000 
WGUS81 KBUF 280053
FLSBUF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
753 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

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


  CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA
  ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE

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


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


SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE 
WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS.  TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER 
DETAILS AND UPDATES.


NYC029-280653-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0017.000000T0000Z-081228T1200Z/
/EBZN6.2.ER.081227T1340Z.081227T2040Z.081228T0600Z.UU/
753 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 13.0 FEET AND STEADY.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO DROP 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...LOCALIZED FLOODING POSSIBLE IN VICINITY OF 
  SOUTHGATE PLAZA IN WEST SENECA CONSIDERABLE FLOODING IN THE 
  CAZENOVIA PARK AREA OF SOUTH BUFFALO AND WEST SENECA.

$$

NYC029-121-280653-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0018.000000T0000Z-081228T1200Z/
/GDVN6.2.ER.081227T1718Z.081228T0015Z.081228T0600Z.NO/
753 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.7 FEET AND RISING.
* MODERATE FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO DROP 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 9.0 FEET...WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS LIKELY ALONG LOW
  LYING AREAS NEAR THE BUFFALO CREEK. MOST AFFECTED AREAS INCLUDE
  ELMA VILLAGE NORTH OF BOWEN ROAD BRIDGE, BLOSSOM ROAD, TRANSIT
  ROAD, AND HOUSES IN BACK OF 14 HOLY HELPERS CHURCH NEAR UNION ROAD.

$$

NYC029-121-280653-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0019.000000T0000Z-081228T1200Z/
/LCSN6.1.ER.081227T1623Z.081227T2245Z.081228T0600Z.UU/
753 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING...

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER
* UNTIL SUNDAY MORNING.
* AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.1 FEET AND FALLING.
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO DROP 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD...FLOODING OF BACKYARDS, 
  BASEMENTS AND STREETS IN VILLAGE OF LANCASTER. SOME FLOODING OF LOW
  LYING AREAS IN ALDEN, MARILLA, AND CHEEKTOWAGA...ESPECIALLY NEAR 
  BOWEN RD AND TRANSIT RD. SOME POSSIBLE NEAR UNION RD TOO.

$$

NYC009-013-029-121-280123-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-081228T0600Z/
/GOWN6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
753 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA.
* AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET AND STEADY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER AT 9.3 FEET IS NEAR ITS FORECAST CREST.
  THE RIVER WILL FALL TO AROUND 4.7 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE-MINOR FLOOD...FLOODING PROBLEMS 
  ALONG RIGHT BANK 0.5 TO 1.0 MI DOWNSTREAM FROM GAGE. MOSTLY 
  INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS. WATCH FOR DEVELOPING RELATED 
  PROBLEMS ALONG THATCHER CREEK IN GOWANDA, IN TRAILER COURTS IN 
  VILLAGE OF ARCADE, AND AT SUNSET BAY AT MOUTH.

$$

NYC029-037-280123-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-081228T1255Z/
/WILN6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
753 PM EST SAT DEC 27 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE.
* AT 7 PM SATURDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.6 FEET AND STEADY.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7.1 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 4.0 FEET BY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE, MINOR FLOODING  SOME FLOODING 
  BEGINS ALONG AERO DRIVE FROM HOLTZ TO TRANSIT IN CHEEKTOWAGA. ALSO 
  SOME FLOODING ALONG THE FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT AREA IN AMHERST SUCH 
  AS THE BIKE PATH AND GOLF COURSE. MINOR FLOODING IN ELLICOTT CREEK 
  PARK. LITTLE OR NO OVERALL DAMAGE.

$$

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 27, 3:58 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	BUF	Lewis	2 hr
Dec 27, 6:07 AM EST	Freezing Rain Advisory	BUF	Lewis	3 hr
Dec 27, 7:06 AM EST	Flood Watch	BUF	Erie	3 hr
Dec 27, 8:10 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BUF	Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and 1 more	14 hr
Dec 27, 8:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	BUF	Erie	21 hr
Dec 27, 8:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	BUF	Erie, Wyoming	21 hr
Dec 27, 8:23 AM EST	River Flood Warning	BUF	Erie, Wyoming	21 hr
Dec 27, 8:27 AM EST	River Flood Warning	BUF	Erie, Genesee	11 hr
Dec 27, 8:48 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BUF	Cayuga, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne	4 hr
Dec 27, 9:25 AM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BUF	Cattaraugus, Chautauqua	3 hr
Dec 27, 3:10 PM EST	Lakeshore Flood Watch	BUF	Erie	13 hr
Dec 27, 3:25 PM EST	High Wind Warning	BUF	Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis and 8 more	30 hr
Dec 27, 3:25 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BUF	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne	27 hr
Dec 27, 3:34 PM EST	Gale Warning	BUF		34 hr
Dec 27, 4:06 PM EST	Areal Flood Advisory	BUF	Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego	6 hr
Dec 27, 5:12 PM EST	Areal Flood Warning	BUF	Allegany, Wyoming	6 hr

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