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River Flood Warning 6, NWS Buffalo, NY
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.
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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.
- 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 7:25 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee | 16 hr |
| Feb 6, 9:43 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie | 4 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:00 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Wyoming | 2 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:06 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 66 hr |
| Feb 6, 11:17 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 29 hr |
| Feb 6, 12:34 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston, Wyoming | 16 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in New York, 2008Every river flood warning in 2008
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.