Alert archive / New York / Flood Watches in 2009
Flood Watch 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flood watch at Mar 9, 2009, 10:28 PM EDT for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Mar 10, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 9, 2009, 10:28 PM EDT (02:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2009, 12:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2009, 10:16 AM EDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 312 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 457 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS61 KBUF 100228 FFABUF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1028 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...HEAVY RAINS LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS... .DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS LATE THIS EVENING WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY TUESDAY EVENING...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND ONTARIO PROVINCE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS HEAVY RAINFALL. IF SUCH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE REALIZED...THESE WOULD BE VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT SHOULD BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY MAJOR FLOODING. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-101000- /O.NEW.KBUF.FA.A.0002.090310T1600Z-090311T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1028 PM EDT MON MAR 9 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK... JEFFERSON...LEWIS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE... LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO... ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WAYNE AND WYOMING. * FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS THIS EVENING WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY TUESDAY EVENING...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND ONTARIO PROVINCE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE TAPERING OFF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS HEAVY RAINFALL. IF SUCH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE REALIZED...THESE WOULD BE VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT SHOULD BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY MAJOR FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ JJR
6 follow-up statements
000 WGUS61 KBUF 100841 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 441 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...HEAVY RAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXPECTED TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO WISCONSIN THIS EVENING... THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND ONTARIO PROVINCE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. RAIN WILL BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT SHOULD BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY MAJOR FLOODING. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-101800- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0002.090310T1600Z-090311T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 441 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...JEFFERSON...LEWIS... NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK...ALLEGANY... CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...MONROE... NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE... WAYNE AND WYOMING. * FROM NOON EDT TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH LOW PRESSURE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING, BEFORE ENDING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN...WHICH WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS HEAVY RAINFALL. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT SHOULD BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY MAJOR FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$
000 WGUS61 KBUF 101447 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1047 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...HEAVY RAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS... .LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND ONTARIO PROVINCE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. LIGHT RAIN WILL BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE ENDING BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN SOME AREAS WITH THIS SYSTEM. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM RAIN OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT WILL BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY MAJOR FLOODING. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-102300- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0002.090310T1600Z-090311T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1047 AM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...JEFFERSON...LEWIS... NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK...ALLEGANY... CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...MONROE... NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE... WAYNE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON...THEN WILL FALL HEAVILY AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...BEFORE ENDING BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN IN SOME AREAS. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEKEND. * THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT WILL BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE TO POTENTIALLY MAJOR FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WGUS61 KBUF 101933 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 333 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...MORE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS... .LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZING OVER THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO WISCONSIN THIS EVENING...THEN ACROSS THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES AND NORTHERN ONTARIO PROVINCE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. AN INITIAL AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING IN SOME AREAS. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM RAIN OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. THIS RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE MORE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT WILL BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE FLOODING. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-110345- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090311T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 333 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...JEFFERSON...LEWIS... NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK...ALLEGANY... CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...MONROE... NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE... WAYNE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED IN SOME AREAS. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEKEND. * THE RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT WILL BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WGUS61 KBUF 110221 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1021 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...MORE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS... .LOW PRESSURE LOCATED OVER UPPER MICHIGAN WILL MOVE INTO ONTARIO OVERNIGHT...REACHING QUEBEC WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. STEADY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA AS A WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE REGION. GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING OF UP TO AN INCH ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM RAIN OVER THIS PAST WEEKEND. THIS RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE MORE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT WILL BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE FLOODING. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-111030- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090311T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1021 PM EDT TUE MAR 10 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...JEFFERSON...LEWIS... NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK...ALLEGANY... CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...MONROE... NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE... WAYNE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON * STEADY RAINS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE LIKELY WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. THIS ADDITIONAL RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEKEND. * THE RAIN WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT WILL BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$ TMA
000 WGUS61 KBUF 110754 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 354 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...MORE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS THROUGH THIS MORNING MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS... .LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO QUEBEC THIS AFTERNOON. STEADY RAIN THAT BEGAN YESTERDAY WILL CONTINUE INTO THE MORNING UNTIL A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH THIS MORNING OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE MORE FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT WILL BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE FLOODING. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-111600- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090311T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 354 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...JEFFERSON...LEWIS... NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK...ALLEGANY... CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...MONROE... NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE... WAYNE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * STEADY RAINS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. THIS RAIN WILL BE FALLING ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND FROM HEAVY RAINFALL THIS PAST WEEKEND. * THE RAIN WILL COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING OF CREEKS AND STREAMS...AND OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL BE THE LOWER TONAWANDA CREEK...WHICH WILL EXPERIENCE THE HEAVY RAINFALL RIGHT AS IT WILL BE CRESTING FROM THIS PAST WEEKENDS RAINS...LEADING TO MODERATE FLOODING. A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES $$
000 WGUS61 KBUF 111416 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1016 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... .THE DEEP STORM SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST NIGHTS STEADY RAIN IS IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING AWAY ACROSS NORTHERN QUEBEC. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE REPLACED BY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE THAT WILL MOVE FROM THE NORTHERN PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON TO THE OHIO VALLEY LATER TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. AS A RESULT... THE WIDESPREAD STEADY RAINS FROM LAST NIGHT HAVE MOVED AWAY TO THE EAST. WE CAN NOW EXPECT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF GENERALLY DRY WEATHER. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-111530- /O.CAN.KBUF.FA.A.0002.000000T0000Z-090311T2200Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1016 AM EDT WED MAR 11 2009 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STEADY RAINS FROM LAST NIGHT HAVE MOVED AWAY TO THE EAST. RAINFALL FROM LAST NIGHTS EVENT GENERALLY RANGED FROM THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OVER THE EIGHT WESTERN COUNTIES...TO A HALF INCH OR LESS FROM THE GENESEE VALLEY EASTWARD ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. THIS ADDED RAINFALL HAS AGGRAVATED ALREADY SWOLLEN TRIBUTARIES ACROSS THE REGION...SO MOST CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL BE RUNNING AT THREE QUARTER BANKFULL OR HIGHER THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ RSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 3:36 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BUF | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 3:28 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BUF | 32 hr |
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