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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 6, 2008Allegany County, Livingston County, Wyoming County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this river flood warning at Feb 6, 2008, 8:43 AM EST for Allegany County, Livingston County, Wyoming County, New York. It took effect at Feb 6, 2008, 9:50 AM EST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 6, 2008, 8:43 AM EST (13:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 6, 2008, 9:50 AM EST
Expired
Feb 6, 2008, 8:03 PM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Flood severity
Minor

Counties Allegany County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:43 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 Genesee River at Wellsville (WLLN6). The gauge peaked at 10.97 ft at Feb 6, 2008, 12:00 PM EST.

actionminormoderate5101502/0602/0702/08
Action stage
9 ft
Minor stage
11 ft
Moderate stage
14 ft
Major stage
17 ft

This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests

Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 04221000, 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 061343
FLWBUF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
843 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008

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

  GENESEE RIVER AT WELLSVILLE

DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

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

NYC003-051-121-061943-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FL.W.0006.080206T1450Z-080207T0410Z/
/WLLN6.1.ER.080206T1450Z.080206T1800Z.080206T2210Z.NO/
843 AM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A 

* FLOOD WARNING FOR 
  THE GENESEE RIVER AT WELLSVILLE.
* UNTIL THIS EVENING.
* AT 8 AM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE
  TO RISE TO NEAR 12.6 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIVER WILL FALL 
  BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY THIS EVENING. 
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD...MORE GENERAL FLOODING
  ALONG THE RIVER IN LOWLYING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SOME
  RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DAMAGES. LEVEE PROTECTS MOST OF
  WELLSVILLE.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WGUS81 KBUF 061920
FLSBUF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
220 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

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


  GENESEE RIVER AT WELLSVILLE
  GENESEE RIVER AT PORTAGEVILLE
  ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA

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

  ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN
  ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE


DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

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

NYC003-051-121-070120-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080207T1600Z/
/WLLN6.1.ER.080206T1926Z.080207T0000Z.080207T1000Z.NO/
220 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008


THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GENESEE RIVER AT WELLSVILLE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 2 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CREST 
  13.2 FEET THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY
  DAYBREAK THURSDAY. 
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOOD...MORE GENERAL FLOODING
  ALONG THE RIVER IN LOWLYING AREAS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. SOME
  RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL DAMAGES. LEVEE PROTECTS MOST OF
  WELLSVILLE.

$$

NYC003-051-121-070120-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0011.080206T1912Z-080207T1734Z/
/PRTN6.1.ER.080206T1910Z.080207T0000Z.080207T1134Z.NO/
220 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GENESEE RIVER AT PORTAGEVILLE.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 2 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 18.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON AND CREST TO NEAR
  20.7 FEET BY THIS EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE
  THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...RIVER BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO 
  AGRICULTURAL LANDS ALONG REACH (BELFAST TO LETCHWORTH). LITTLE 
  DAMAGE.

$$

NYC009-070119-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080208T1920Z/
/OLNN6.1.ER.080206T1854Z.080207T1200Z.080208T1320Z.NO/
220 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 2 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER IS FORECAST TO CREST TO NEAR 13.4 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD...WATER OVERFLOWS ONTO E. 
  RIVERSIDE DR. 1 TO 3 MI US FROM UNION ST BRIDGE.

$$

NYC009-070119-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0010.080206T1912Z-080208T0900Z/
/SLMN6.1.ER.080206T1836Z.080207T1200Z.080208T0300Z.NO/
220 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA.
* FROM THIS AFTERNOON TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 2 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.0 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY 
  THURSDAY. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW 
  LATE EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...MINOR FLOODING 
  ALONG ENTIRE REACH IN AREAS UNPROTECTED BY DIKES.

$$

NYC029-037-070119-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080207T1100Z/
/WILN6.1.ER.080206T1206Z.080207T0000Z.080207T0500Z.NO/
220 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY MORNING.
* AT 2 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CREST TO NEAR 8.5 FEET BY THIS 
  EVENING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE AFTER MIDNIGHT 
  TONIGHT. 
* 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.

$$
TJP
000 
WGUS81 KBUF 070103
FLSBUF
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
803 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

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


  GENESEE RIVER AT WELLSVILLE

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


  ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE

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

  GENESEE RIVER AT PORTAGEVILLE
  BLACK CREEK AT CHURCHVILLE
  ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN
  ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA
  TONAWANDA CREEK AT RAPIDS


DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS...

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

NYC003-051-121-070133-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080207T1600Z/
/WLLN6.N.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
803 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR
  THE GENESEE RIVER AT WELLSVILLE.
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.8 FEET. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 11.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER CRESTED BELOW FLOOD STAGE AT 11.0 FEET.  THE 
  RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO 6.9 FEET BY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 11.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...BANKS OVERFLOW 
  AND BEGIN TO FLOOD LOWLYING AREAS OUTSIDE THE LEVEEES IN PLACES 
  SUCH AS SCIO AND WHITESVILLE. MINOR DAMAGES.

$$

NYC003-051-121-070703-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-080207T1734Z/
/PRTN6.1.ER.080206T1922Z.080207T0600Z.080207T1134Z.NO/
803 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE GENESEE RIVER AT PORTAGEVILLE.
* UNTIL THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 19.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 19.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 20.3 FEET BY 
  AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE 
  TOMORROW MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 19.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...RIVER BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO 
  AGRICULTURAL LANDS ALONG REACH (BELFAST TO LETCHWORTH). LITTLE 
  DAMAGE.

$$

NYC037-055-070703-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0012.080207T0600Z-080208T0600Z/
/CHRN6.1.ER.080207T0600Z.080207T1200Z.080208T0000Z.NO/
803 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE BLACK CREEK AT CHURCHVILLE.
* FROM LATE TONIGHT TO LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 7 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 5.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 6.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY AFTER MIDNIGHT TOMORROW AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 6.1 FEET BY TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER 
  WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 6.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...MORE WIDESPREAD 
  AGRICULTURAL LAND FLOODING, SOME BACKYARD AND BASEMENT FLOODING 
  CHURCHVILLE TO CHILI BUT MINIMAL DAMAGES.

$$

NYC009-070702-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-080208T1920Z/
/OLNN6.1.ER.080206T1801Z.080207T1200Z.080208T1320Z.NO/
803 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN.
* UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
* AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.8 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 13.4 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE FRIDAY 
  MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...MINOR FLOOD...WATER OVERFLOWS ONTO E. 
  RIVERSIDE DR. 1 TO 3 MI US FROM UNION ST BRIDGE.

$$

NYC009-070702-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-080208T0900Z/
/SLMN6.1.ER.080206T1836Z.080207T1200Z.080208T0300Z.NO/
803 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA.
* UNTIL LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* AT 8 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE RISING TO NEAR 12.7 FEET BY 
  TOMORROW MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE TOMORROW 
  LATE EVENING.
* IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...MINOR FLOODING 
  ALONG ENTIRE REACH IN AREAS UNPROTECTED BY DIKES.

$$

NYC029-037-070702-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0005.000000T0000Z-080207T0812Z/
/WILN6.1.ER.080206T1206Z.080206T1900Z.080207T0212Z.NO/
803 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE ELLICOTT CREEK BELOW WILLIAMSVILLE.
* UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.
* AT 2 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.2 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND NONFLOOD FLOODING IS FORECAST. 
* FLOOD STAGE IS 8.0 FEET.
* 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.

$$

NYC029-037-063-070702-
/O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0013.080207T2024Z-000000T0000Z/
/RAPN6.1.ER.080207T2024Z.080208T0600Z.000000T0000Z.NO/
803 PM EST WED FEB 06 2008

THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR
  THE TONAWANDA CREEK AT RAPIDS.
* FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON UNTIL SATURDAY.
* AT 6 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 8.9 FEET. 
* MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST.
* FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET.
* FORECAST...RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND 
  CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 13.0 FEET BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACT...AT 14.0 FEET...MODERATE FLOODING OCCURS. THERE ARE MANY 
  ROAD CLOSURES FROM NORTH CLARENCE EAST INTO NEWSTEAD AND ROYALTON 
  INCLUDING TONAWANDA CREEK ROAD, RAPIDS ROAD. BACKWATER FLOODING 
  BEGINS INTO NORTH AMHERST ON SMALLER CREEKS SUCH AS RANSOM, BLACK, 
  BEEMAN, AND MUD CREEKS. THERE IS ALSO CONSIDERABLE FARMLAND 
  FLOODING.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 6, 7:25 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBUFErie, Genesee16 hr
Feb 6, 9:43 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBUFErie4 hr
Feb 6, 11:00 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBUFErie, Wyoming2 hr
Feb 6, 11:06 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBUFCattaraugus66 hr
Feb 6, 11:17 AM ESTRiver Flood WarningBUFCattaraugus29 hr
Feb 6, 12:34 PM ESTRiver Flood WarningBUFAllegany, Livingston, Wyoming16 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.