Alert archive / New York / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 4, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flood watch at Mar 4, 2011, 3:45 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Mar 5, 2011, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2011, 3:45 AM EST (08:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2011, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2011, 3:09 AM EST
- In force
- 14 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 nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 1735 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 151 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
036 WGUS61 KBUF 040845 FFABUF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 345 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND MILD TEMPERATURES LEADING TO SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OUR REGION TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY CROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FOR OUR REGION IN THE PROCESS...WITH RUNOFF FROM A MELTING SNOW PACK RAISING THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. THERE WILL BE A MUCH HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-041645- /O.NEW.KBUF.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.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 345 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM THE COMBINATION OF ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND SUBSTANTIAL SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$ RSH
8 follow-up statements
125 WGUS61 KBUF 041752 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1252 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND MILD TEMPERATURES LEADING TO SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OUR REGION TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY CROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FOR OUR REGION IN THE PROCESS...WITH RUNOFF FROM A MELTING SNOW PACK RAISING THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. THERE WILL BE A MUCH HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-050200- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110307T0000Z/ /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 1252 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM THE COMBINATION OF ONE AND A HALF TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND SUBSTANTIAL SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$
457 WGUS61 KBUF 042002 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 302 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND MILD TEMPERATURES LEADING TO SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OUR REGION TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY CROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FOR OUR REGION IN THE PROCESS...WITH RUNOFF FROM A MELTING SNOW PACK RAISING THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. THERE WILL BE A MUCH HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-050415- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.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 302 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM THE COMBINATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND SUBSTANTIAL SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IS LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$ SFM
261 WGUS61 KBUF 050259 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 959 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OUR REGION TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY CROSS OUR REGION SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FOR OUR REGION IN THE PROCESS...WITH RUNOFF FROM A MELTING SNOW PACK RAISING THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. THERE WILL BE A MUCH HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-051100- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.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 959 PM EST FRI MAR 4 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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 SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM THE COMBINATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND SUBSTANTIAL SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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/SFM
339 WGUS61 KBUF 050906 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 406 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OUR REGION TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY CROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FOR OUR REGION IN THE PROCESS...WITH RUNOFF FROM A MELTING SNOW PACK RAISING THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. THERE WILL BE A MUCH HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-051715- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.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 406 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM THE COMBINATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND SUBSTANTIAL SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$ RSH
104 WGUS61 KBUF 051444 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 944 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH OUR REGION TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY CROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FOR OUR REGION IN THE PROCESS... WITH RUNOFF FROM A MELTING SNOW PACK RAISING THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. THERE WILL BE A MUCH HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-052245- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0004.110305T1800Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.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 944 AM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING * SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM THE COMBINATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND SUBSTANTIAL SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$ SFM
048 WGUS61 KBUF 052011 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 311 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL HELP TO PRODUCE ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN FOR OUR REGION IN THE PROCESS... WITH RUNOFF FROM A MELTING SNOW PACK RAISING THE RISK FOR MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. THERE WILL BE A MUCH HIGHER POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY AND LESSEN THE THREAT FOR FLOODING. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-060415- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.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 311 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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 SUNDAY EVENING * SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM THE COMBINATION OF ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND SUBSTANTIAL SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW SUNDAY AND LESSEN THE FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$ SFM
387 WGUS61 KBUF 060229 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 929 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...THE COMBINATION OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL AND SNOW MELT MAY LEAD TO FLOODING... .A SLOW MOVING COMPLEX FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CROSS OUR REGION TONIGHT. WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE LIFTING UP ALONG THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAVE PRODUCED UPWARDS OF AN INCH OF RAIN SO FAR TODAY... WITH RUNOFF FROM A MELTING SNOW PACK RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS. MAJOR CREEKS HAVE RISEN TO WITHIN AFOOT OF FLOOD STAGE LATE SATURDAY EVENING. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW OVERNIGHT AND LESSEN THE RUNOFF...BUT SOME PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE AT LEAST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-061030- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.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 929 PM EST SAT MAR 5 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... 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 SUNDAY EVENING * SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF FROM THE COMBINATION OF A INCH OF RAIN AND SUBSTANTIAL SNOW MELT MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF CREEKS AND RIVERS. FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY. THE RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW BEFORE DAYBREAK SUNDAY AND LESSEN THE FLOOD THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 && $$ SFM
892 WGUS61 KBUF 060809 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 309 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-060915- /O.CAN.KBUF.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-110307T0000Z/ /00000.0.RS.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 309 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. AREA CREEKS AND STREAMS ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK HAVE SHOWN A SIGNIFICANT RISE BUT ARE EXPECTED TO CREST BELOW FLOOD STAGE. A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL CHANGE RAIN TO SNOW AND DROP TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING...WHICH WILL STOP ADDITIONAL RUNOFF FROM RAIN AND SNOW MELT ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK. $$
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.