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Special Marine Warning 101, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 5, 2008

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at Aug 5, 2008, 7:04 PM EDT. It was in force for 86 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 5, 2008, 7:04 PM EDT (23:04 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2008, 8:30 PM EDT
In force
86 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Aug 5, 2:58 PM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 2:58 PM EDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 3:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
333 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-061000-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
333 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE IN
COVERAGE AND INTENSITY THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN
NEW YORK...MAINLY INLAND FROM THE GREAT LAKES. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO ARE
EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING.
A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY ALSO BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE PRIMARY
HAZARD BEING DAMAGING WINDS WITH A SECONDARY RISK OF LARGE HAIL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ006>008-061000-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
333 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE EASTERN
LAKE ONTARIO REGION. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH
DAMAGING WINDS. IN ADDITION TO THE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER...THESE
STORMS MAY PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH MAY RESULT IN
MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-061000-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
333 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
LOWER GREAT LAKES THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. A FEW OF THESE
STORMS MAY CONTAIN GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL FROM SOME OF THESE
STORMS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A MILE IN A FEW
LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

HITCHCOCK

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 5, 4:55 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
455 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

NYZ085-052200-
ERIE NY-
455 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY...

* AT 454 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL UP TO A HALF
  INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED
  NEAR EAST CONCORD...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HOLLAND AT 515 PM EDT...

MOVE INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS THIS STORM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.

HITCHCOCK
Special weather statement, Aug 5, 5:22 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
522 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

NYZ012-052215-
WYOMING NY-
522 PM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY...

* AT 517 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL UP
  TO HALF INCH IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THESE STORMS
  WERE LOCATED FROM ARCADE TO PIKE...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  GAINESVILLE AT 535 PM EDT...
  CASTILE AT 545 PM EDT...

MOVE INDOORS AWAY FROM WINDOWS AS THESE STORMS APPROACH.

HITCHCOCK
Local storm report, Aug 5, 5:59 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 5, 6:16 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 5:38 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFWyoming6 hr
Aug 5, 6:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 5, 6:53 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFMonroe3 hr
Aug 5, 6:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara53 min
Aug 5, 7:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFOntario, Wayne3 hr

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in New York, 2008Every special marine 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.