Alert archive / New York / River Flood Warnings in 2008
River Flood Warning 3, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this river flood warning at Feb 5, 2008, 9:22 AM EST for Erie County, New York. It took effect at Feb 5, 2008, 10:37 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2008, 9:22 AM EST (14:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 5, 2008, 10:37 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2008, 7:46 PM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 Cazenovia Creek at Ebenezer (EBZN6).
- 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 04215500, 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 051422 FLWBUF BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 922 AM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... NYC029-052022- /O.NEW.KBUF.FL.W.0003.080205T1722Z-080206T1930Z/ /EBZN6.1.ER.080205T1722Z.080206T1200Z.080206T1330Z.UU/ 922 AM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER. * FROM THIS AFTERNOON * AT 9 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON TO 10.2 FEET. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON...THEN RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CREST AT 10.9 FEET. * 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 IS ALSO EXPECTED. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS81 KBUF 051449 FLSBUF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 949 AM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... NYC029-052049- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0003.080205T1537Z-080207T0011Z/ /EBZN6.1.ER.080205T1537Z.080205T1800Z.080206T1811Z.UU/ 949 AM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 9 AM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.3 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 11.0 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE DURING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS EAST OF ORCHARD PARK ROAD AND SOUTH OF RIDGE ROAD IN WEST SENECA. SOME INUNDATION OF CAZENOVIA PARK IN SOUTH BUFFALO IS ALSO EXPECTED. $$
000 WGUS81 KBUF 051921 FLSBUF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY <HDR:TIME> ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... NYC029-060121- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080207T0022Z/ /EBZN6.1.ER.080206T1748Z.080206T1800Z.080206T1822Z.UU/ 221 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER. * UNTIL WEDNESDAY EVENING. * AT 2PM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 10.7 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...THEN RISE AGAIN TO ABOUT 10.1 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * 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. $$ NYC029-121-060121- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0004.080205T2027Z-080206T0441Z/ /GDVN6.1.ER.080205T2027Z.080205T2050Z.080205T2241Z.NO/ 221 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE. * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 2PM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * FORECAST...RISE TO ABOUT 7.2 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LOW LYING AREAS NEXT TO BUFFALO CREEK...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS DOWNSTREAM FROM UNION ROAD. $$ NYC029-121-051951- /O.CAN.KBUF.FL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080206T0000Z/ /LCSN6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.UU/ 221 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CAYUGA CREEK NEAR LANCASTER. * AT 2 PM TODAY THE STAGE WAS 7.4 FEET. * FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 7.7 FEET. THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. * IMPACT...AT 8.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD. MINOR FLOODING IN LOWLYING AREAS OF LANCASTER AND ALDEN. $$
000 WGUS81 KBUF 060046 FLSBUF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 746 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS... STAY TUNED TO DEVELOPMENTS BY LISTENING TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... NYC029-060116- /O.CAN.KBUF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080207T0022Z/ /EBZN6.1.ER.080205T1452Z.080205T1830Z.080205T2055Z.UU/ 746 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER. * AT 8 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.0 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4 PM TUESDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 5.8 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS EAST OF ORCHARD PARK ROAD AND SOUTH OF RIDGE ROAD IN WEST SENECA. SOME INUNDATION OF CAZENOVIA PARK IN SOUTH BUFFALO. $$ NYC029-121-060116- /O.CAN.KBUF.FL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-080206T0441Z/ /GDVN6.1.ER.080205T2045Z.080205T2050Z.080205T2056Z.NO/ 746 PM EST TUE FEB 05 2008 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE. * AT 7 PM TUESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.2 FEET. * FELL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 4 PM TUESDAY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 4.2 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LOW LYING AREAS NEXT TO BUFFALO CREEK...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS DOWNSTREAM FROM UNION ROAD. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 7:40 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Wyoming | 7 hr |
| Feb 5, 12:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Wyoming | 7 hr |
| Feb 5, 3:45 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 36 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.