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Areal Flood Warning 3, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 28, 20095 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this areal flood warning at Sep 28, 2009, 7:43 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2009, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
Sep 29, 2009, 1:30 AM EDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

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

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 37 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2009-09-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2009-09-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 234 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
765 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
234 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
269 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this areal flood 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 areal flood warning went out at Sep 28, 3:40 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 3:40 PM EDT, 4 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
340 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
AN UNSEASONABLY DEEP AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER GEORGIAN BAY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL SWING SOUTHEASTWARD TO NORTHERN NEW YORK
TUESDAY AND THEN NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS EASTERN QUEBEC TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION INTO
TUESDAY ALONG WITH UNSETTLED COLDER CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST
THURSDAY. A MILDER TREND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE IN THE WEEK INTO
THE WEEKEND BUT ALSO A THREAT OF MORE RAIN.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TUESDAY/...
DEEP LOW PRESSURE NOW LOCATED JUST NORTH OF GEORGIAN BAY HAS PUSHED
A STRONG COLD FRONT INTO EASTERN NEW YORK. THIS FRONT GENERATED
STRONG CONVECTION ALONG IT...WITH NUMEROUS REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE
ACROSS THE REGION.

A STRONG ISALLOBARIC GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SURFACE LOW WILL
FOCUS ON THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY TONIGHT. LOCAL AND
UPSTREAM OBSERVATIONS SHOWING SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO AT LEAST 50 MPH. THIS GRADIENT SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH AT
LEAST 04Z TONIGHT...THEREFORE WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL THAT TIME. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ADVISORY CRITERIA WINDS COULD
PERSIST A BIT LONGER..BUT FOR THE MOST PART GUIDANCE IS
SUGGESTING WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO SLACKEN OFF DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS AS THE LOW WEAKENS.

THE INCREASING WINDS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RISES ON THE EASTERN END OF
LAKE ERIE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE ERIE WATER LEVEL ROSE SOME 4 FEET
TO 6.5 FEET ABOVE LOW WATER DATUM AT ITS HIGHEST POINT AROUND 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON. SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS NEAR 10 FEET COMBINED
WITH THE HIGH WATER LEVELS LIKELY CAUSED SOME IMPACT ALONG LAKE
SHORE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE LEVELS HAVE DROPPED BACK AND
THE THREAT FOR THE LEVEL REACHING THE 8 FOOT FLOOD STAGE LOOK
REMOTE. THEREFORE...WE WILL LIKELY CANCEL THE LAKESHORE FLOOD
WARNING EARLY.

LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL GENERATE LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS
DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE TONIGHT. LATEST RADAR IMAGERY SHOWING THIS
PROCESS ALREADY TAKING PLACE. THE HEAVIEST LAKE PLUME WILL SHIFT
NORTHWARD INTO THE BUFFALO AND NIAGARA FALLS AREAS EARLY TONIGHT AS
STEERING WINDS REMAIN AROUND 240-250 DEGREES. THE LAKE PLUME WILL
SHIFT SOUTHWARD LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AND WINDS VEER WEST THEN
NORTHWEST FOCUS THE LAKE SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER AND
SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.

COLD AIR ADVECTION AND RAIN SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES
IN THE 50S FOR TUESDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM /TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
THE UPPER VORTEX RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR ACTIVE WEATHER RECENTLY IS
FORECAST TO WITHDRAW SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH QUEBEC TUESDAY NIGHT
BUT THEN IT WILL DEEPEN AND MOVE SLOWLY SOUTH INTO THE OTTAWA VALLEY
FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AS IT HELPS SET UP AN OMEGA
BLOCK IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE. IT WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW UNSEASONABLY
COOL AIR SOUTHEAST ACROSS OUR CWA THROUGH THE PERIOD WITH THE
COLDEST AIR ALOFT MOVING INTO OUR REGION WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH
850 MB TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO MINUS 2C. THIS WILL REFLECT SURFACE
HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOW TO MID 50S FOR THOSE DAYS. IT WILL ALSO
PRODUCE OCCASIONAL SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY WITH ENHANCED AREAS OF
LAKE EFFECT RAIN SOUTHEAST OF BOTH LAKES.

&&

.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
MODEL SOLUTIONS AND ENSEMBLES SHOW FAIRLY CLOSE AGREEMENT DURING
THIS PERIOD SO FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS A LITTLE HIGHER THAN USUAL FOR
THIS FAR OUT.

FRIDAY MORNING WE WILL STILL BE IN AN OMEGA BLOCK IN
THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE WITH THE EASTERN CLOSED LOW CENTERED OVER
SOUTHERN QUEBEC AND THE WESTERN CLOSED LOW OVER THE CENTER OF THE
COUNTRY. THIS BLOCK IS FORECAST TO BREAK DOWN QUICKLY WITH THE
WESTERN LOW PROGRESSING EASTWARD. IT ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE FRIDAY
WOULD BE A MOSTLY SUNNY DAY BUT WITH THE BLOCK BREAKING DOWN AND
ISENTROPIC LIFT BEGINNING EARLIER WILL WE HAVE TO CHANGE FRIDAY TO
INCREASING CLOUDS WITH A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON RAIN FOR MOST OF THE
ZONES.

WARM ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE WESTERN UPPER
CONTINUES TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AREA. WE WILL GO FOR
LIKELY POPS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WHEN THE STRONGEST
ISENTROPIC LIFT IS INDICATED. CHANCE POPS WILL SUFFICE FOR NOW
SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS THE BEST DYNAMICS WILL RETREAT TO OUR NORTH BUT
WE WILL STILL BE IN THE CYCLONIC FLOW AROUND THE UPPER AND SURFACE
LOWS RETREATING NORTHWARD INTO WESTERN QUEBEC.

&&

.AVIATION /20Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH
A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT
SHOULD BE EAST OF THE AREA BY 21Z. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL ZONE AND WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO
50 KNOTS AND LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS.

STRONG GRADIENT WINDS WILL DEVELOP AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE AND
SPREAD EASTWARD. WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WILL IMPACT THE
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 06Z...BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. LAKE
EFFECT RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON
NORTHEAST OF LAKE ERIE IN THE KBUF-KIAG REGION AND POSSIBLY AS FAR
INLAND AS JHW AND ROC AND LAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. IFR
CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP IN THESE AREAS.

OUTLOOK...
TUESDAY...MVFR/IFR IN SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY...MVFR/VFR WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
THURSDAY...VFR.
FRIDAY...VFR CHANCE OF RAIN.
FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...MVFR WITH RAIN LIKELY.

&&

.MARINE...
GALE WARNINGS CONTINUE ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO OVERNIGHT INTO
MIDDAY TUESDAY AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD JUST
NORTH OF THE LOWER LAKES.

A COLD NORTHWEST FLOW WILL FOLLOW THIS SYSTEM. THE UNSTABLE FLOW OF
COLD AIR ACROSS THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF THE LAKES WILL PRODUCE
BRISK WINDS AND SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA AFTER THE GALES SUBSIDE.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT FOR NYZ001>004-
     010>014-019>021-085.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY FOR LEZ020-040-041.
         GALE WARNING UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY FOR LOZ044-045-
         064-065.
         GALE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY FOR LOZ042-043-062-063.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY FOR
         SLZ022-024.

&&

SYNOPSIS...SAGE
NEAR TERM...TMA
SHORT TERM...SAGE
LONG TERM...SAGE
AVIATION...TMA
MARINE...SAGE
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 3:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
342 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

NYZ001-010-291945-
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-
342 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NYZ002>004-011>014-019>021-085-291945-
ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
342 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

NYZ005>008-291945-
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
342 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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-LOZ044-045-064-065-291945-
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 SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER-
342 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EDT TUESDAY...

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

LOZ042-043-062-063-291945-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
342 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT TUESDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   GALE WARNING.

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

SLZ022-024-291945-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
342 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

WINDS MAY APPROACH GALE FORCE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 28, 2:58 PM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
258 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1141 AM     TSTM WND GST     PENDLETON               43.10N 78.78W
09/28/2009  M58.00 MPH       NIAGARA            NY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            AT STAR POINT

1213 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BYRON                   43.08N 78.05W
09/28/2009                   GENESEE            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POLE DOWN ON ROAD

0138 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 W PEMBROKE            43.00N 78.46W
09/28/2009                   GENESEE            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LARGE TREE DOWN ON LAKE STREET

0141 PM     TSTM WND DMG     ALABAMA                 43.09N 78.38W
09/28/2009                   GENESEE            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIRES DOWN ON SKY ROAD

&&

DTHOMAS
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 3:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
330 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

NYZ007-008-282030-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-
330 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...LINE OF STRONG STORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA...

* AT 323 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF STRONG STORMS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM NEAR GOUVERNEUR TO 13 MILES WEST OF HIGHMARKET...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 35 MPH.

* STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  NATURAL BRIDGE AT 340 PM EDT...
  HARRISVILLE AT 350 PM EDT...
  CONSTABLEVILLE AT 355 PM EDT...
  TURIN AT 400 PM EDT...
  PORT LEYDEN AT 405 PM EDT...

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A BURST OF VERY HEAVY RAIN...
AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
MOTORIST SHOULD ALSO BE CAREFUL OF SLICK SPOTS CAUSED BY WET LEAVES ON ROADS.

THOMAS
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 5:53 PM EDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
553 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

NYZ010-282245-
ERIE NY-
553 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS TO MOVE ACROSS BUFFALO...TONAWANDA...
AND NEARBY LOCATIONS BETWEEN 600 PM AND 630 PM...

* AT 547 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BAND OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS LAKE ERIE...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH. THIS BAND WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 45
MPH...AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL. A FEW LIGHTNING STRIKES AND SMALL
HAIL ARE ALSO POSSIBLE AS THIS WEATHER MOVES THROUGH. PONDING OF
WATER ON ROADWAYS IS ALSO LIKELY.

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND TO DAMAGING WINDS.

APFFEL
Special weather statement, Sep 28, 6:17 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
617 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

NYZ001>003-010-011-282315-
ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-MONROE NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-
617 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA...

* AT 614 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND
  GUSTS TO 45 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 9 MILES WEST OF
  AKRON...AND MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  AKRON AT 625 PM EDT...
  ALABAMA AT 640 PM EDT...
  OAKFIELD AT 645 PM EDT...
  ELBA AT 650 PM EDT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE DAMAGING
WINDS.

APFFEL
Local storm report, Sep 28, 6:45 PM EDT, 58 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 28, 10:07 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF83 min
Sep 28, 10:37 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie68 min
Sep 28, 10:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara61 min
Sep 28, 11:09 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUFErie5 hr
Sep 28, 11:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF64 min
Sep 28, 12:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne and 1 more65 min
Sep 28, 12:25 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF65 min
Sep 28, 1:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFMonroe, Ontario, Wayne52 min
Sep 28, 1:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF57 min
Sep 28, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee37 min
Sep 28, 1:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Jefferson, Oswego, Wayne58 min
Sep 28, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF2 hr
Sep 28, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF59 min
Sep 28, 2:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF37 min
Sep 28, 2:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans41 min
Sep 28, 4:06 PM EDTLakeshore Flood StatementBUFErie10 hr
Sep 28, 5:06 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFErie, Niagara3 hr
Sep 28, 5:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie51 min
Sep 28, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie33 min
Sep 28, 6:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Orleans49 min

Nearby

Areal Flood Warnings in New York, 2009Every areal flood warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.