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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 9, 2010Jefferson County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 9, 2010, 12:44 PM EDT for Jefferson County, New York. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 9, 2010, 12:44 PM EDT (16:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2010, 1:45 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

County Jefferson County, NY

The radar

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Jul 9, 10:29 AM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 10:29 AM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 10:32 AM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1032 AM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010

NYZ003>008-013-014-021-101445-
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
1032 AM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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

   FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-101445-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
1032 AM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD
NORTHEAST ACROSS THE REGION LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON
AND THEN TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST LATER THIS EVENING. GENERAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE HALF TO AN INCH ARE EXPECTED BUT SOME OF
THE SLOW MOVING STORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVIER RAINFALL THAT
COULD PRODUCE LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN
URBAN AREAS.

THERE IS ALSO THE ISOLATED POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THE
THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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-SLZ022-024-101445-
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-
1032 AM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 9, 12:34 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1234 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010

NYZ003-091900-
MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER
1234 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010

...THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE ROCHESTER METRO AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...

THUNDERSTORMS HAVE STARTED TO FORM WEST AND SOUTH OF MONROE COUNTY
THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE ROCHESTER METRO AREA
BETWEEN 1 AND 3 PM. BY THE TIME THESE STORMS MOVE IN...THEY WILL
LIKELY CONTAIN VERY HEAVY RAIN. GUSTY WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS. THOSE TAKING PART IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON. DRIVERS WILL NEED TO BE CAUTIOUS. SLOW DOWN AND LOOK
OUT FOR PONDING ON AREA ROADWAYS ONCE THE RAIN MOVES IN.

ZAFF
Special weather statement, Jul 9, 12:44 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1244 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010

NYZ006>008-091745-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
1244 PM EDT FRI JUL 9 2010

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

* AT 1239 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  AN OF HEAVY RAIN PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS...LOCATED ABOUT 9 MILES
  SOUTH OF HENDERSON HARBOR...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH.

THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. FREQUENT CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO POSSIBLE.  THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 4389 7569 4359 7620 4361 7623 4369 7621
      4382 7626 4408 7595

TJP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 12:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis73 min
Jul 9, 1:52 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne68 min
Jul 9, 4:35 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchBUFAllegany, Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Monroe and 3 more18 hr
Jul 9, 5:36 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson69 min
Jul 9, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson62 min
Jul 9, 1:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFMonroe, Ontario, Wayne117 min
Jul 9, 2:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua2 hr
Jul 9, 3:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFWayne3 hr
Jul 9, 3:36 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFAllegany, Wyoming2 hr
Jul 9, 3:49 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario3 hr
Jul 9, 4:28 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFOntario, Wayne3 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New York, 2010Every special weather statement in 2010

Sources

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