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Special Marine Warning 91, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 9, 2009

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at Aug 9, 2009, 9:44 PM EDT. It was in force for 91 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 9, 2009, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2009, 11:15 PM EDT
In force
91 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 9, 9:20 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 9:20 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 7:36 AM EDT, 14 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
736 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2009

LEZ020-NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-101145-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
736 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. EXTENSIVE CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL INITIALLY LIMIT HOW
UNSTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE CAN BECOME...HOWEVER AT LEAST SOME AFTERNOON
SUNSHINE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY BY LATE AFTERNOON TO ALLOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE PRIMARY
HAZARD BEING DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. THE
PRIMARY RISK WILL BE ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER 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

LEZ040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-101145-
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-
736 AM EDT SUN AUG 9 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AND THIS EVENING. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY. EXTENSIVE CLOUDS THIS MORNING WILL INITIALLY LIMIT HOW
UNSTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE CAN BECOME...HOWEVER AT LEAST SOME AFTERNOON
SUNSHINE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE SUFFICIENT
INSTABILITY BY LATE AFTERNOON TO ALLOW SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO
DEVELOP. A FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE...WITH THE PRIMARY
HAZARD BEING STRONG WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY. THE
PRIMARY RISK WILL BE ISOLATED GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER
WAVES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATER 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

HITCHCOCK

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 9, 5:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 7:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 9, 8:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 8:04 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFWayne3 hr
Aug 9, 8:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF94 min
Aug 9, 8:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans92 min
Aug 9, 9:17 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFCayuga, Wayne3 hr
Aug 9, 9:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming77 min
Aug 9, 10:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming67 min
Aug 9, 10:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Wyoming71 min
Aug 9, 10:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFMonroe, Ontario, Wayne65 min
Aug 9, 10:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Ontario and 1 more70 min
Aug 9, 10:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFWayne64 min
Aug 9, 11:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF57 min
Aug 9, 11:26 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie3 hr
Aug 10, 12:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua59 min
Aug 10, 12:56 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming13 hr
Aug 10, 3:18 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBUFErie10 hr
Aug 10, 4:25 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 7 more17 hr
Aug 10, 4:40 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF10 hr
Aug 10, 5:15 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFGenesee, Niagara, Orleans109 min
Aug 10, 6:02 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne109 min
Aug 10, 6:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF52 min
Aug 10, 6:43 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFChautauqua3 hr
Aug 10, 9:33 AM EDTRiver Flood WarningBUFErie, Wyoming4 hr
Aug 10, 2:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOntario, Wayne55 min
Aug 10, 2:52 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFChautauqua76 min
Aug 10, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFWayne58 min
Aug 10, 3:46 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFWayne6 hr
Aug 10, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga20 min
Aug 10, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFNiagara30 min
Aug 10, 5:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFNiagara45 min
Aug 10, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF40 min
Aug 10, 5:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF99 min
Aug 10, 6:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFMonroe, Wayne54 min
Aug 10, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFWayne55 min
Aug 10, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF43 min
Aug 10, 7:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFWayne3 hr
Aug 10, 7:41 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFCayuga3 hr

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in New York, 2009Every special marine 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.