Alert archive / New York / Special Marine Warnings in 2009
Special Marine Warning 101, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at Aug 18, 2009, 3:54 PM EDT. It was in force for 83 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 18, 2009, 3:54 PM EDT (19:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2009, 5:17 PM EDT
- In force
- 83 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 18, 3:36 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 3:36 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1204 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 NYZ001>003-010-011-191615- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 1204 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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 NYZ004>008-012>014-019>021-085-191615- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 1204 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...HOWEVER AN ISOLATED STORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT. ANY OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. THE GREATEST RISK FOR HEAVY RAIN APPEARS TO BE ACROSS THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER WHERE TRAINING STORMS MAY PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING IN LOCALIZED AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-191615- 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- 1204 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS...LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. 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 HITCHCOCK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 12:39 PM EDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
119 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009
NYZ012-019>021-085-181830-
WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
119 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009
...THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE...
BETWEEN 1:15 AND 215 PM THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OVER THE PERRY,
CASTILE, GOWANDA, SPRINGVILLE, FRANKLINVILLE, SOUTH DAYTON,
SINCLAIRVILLE, FINDLEY LAKE, AND BOLIVAR AREAS. FREQUENT LIGHTNING AS WELL
AS TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND GUSTY WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH SOME OF THE
STORMS. BE ON THE ALERT FOR PONDING ON ROADS AND AREAS OF POOR
DRAINAGE FLOODING.Special weather statement, Aug 18, 2:14 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 214 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 NYZ019>021-181915- ALLEGANY NY-CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY- 214 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 210 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL... STRONG GUSTY WINDS...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RANDOLPH TO ASHFORD HOLLOW...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. * STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... MACHIAS AT 220 PM EDT... CENTERVILLE AT 250 PM EDT... FRANKLINVILLE AT 255 PM EDT... SALAMANCA AT 300 PM EDT... FILLMORE AT 315 PM EDT... ZAFF
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 2:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 239 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 NYZ003-011>014-181945- GENESEE NY-LIVINGSTON NY-MONROE NY-ONTARIO NY-WYOMING NY- 239 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 237 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR PAVILION...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. * THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... PAVILION AT 250 PM EDT... YORK AT 315 PM EDT... CALEDONIA AT 325 PM EDT... CALEDONIA AT 330 PM EDT... AVON AT 340 PM EDT... INDUSTRY AT 345 PM EDT... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. ZAFF
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 3:27 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 12:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Chautauqua | 3 hr |
| Aug 18, 2:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 56 min |
| Aug 18, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe, Wayne | 57 min |
| Aug 18, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 35 min | |
| Aug 18, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 26 min |
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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.