Alert archive / New York / Flood Watches in 2011
Flood Watch 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flood watch at Apr 25, 2011, 3:54 AM EDT for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 25, 2011, 3:54 AM EDT (07:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 25, 2011, 5:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 26, 2011, 2:23 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 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 07:55 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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 7.9 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
- 1086 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
430 WGUS61 KBUF 250754 FFABUF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 354 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING TONIGHT... .A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD FROM OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA LATER TODAY. RAINFALL WILL SPREAD EAST ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW YORK LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CENTRAL NEW YORK EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND MAY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFUL. NYZ001>004-010>014-085-251600- /O.NEW.KBUF.FA.A.0007.110425T2300Z-110426T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 354 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA... NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WAYNE AND WYOMING. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES FROM ABOUT 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM TUESDAY. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFUL. 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 && $$ NYZ005>008-251600- /O.NEW.KBUF.FA.A.0007.110426T0200Z-110426T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 354 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...JEFFERSON...LEWIS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. * FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES FROM ABOUT 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM TUESDAY. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFUL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$ SFM/HITCHCOCK
4 follow-up statements
689 WGUS61 KBUF 251434 FFABUF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1034 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD FROM OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA LATER TODAY. RAINFALL WILL SPREAD EAST ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND MOVE INTO WESTERN NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO EARLY THIS EVENING. THE RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND AND MAY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. NYZ019>021-252245- /O.EXB.KBUF.FA.A.0007.110425T2100Z-110426T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1034 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS EXPANDED THE * FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE THE SOUTHERN TIER. * EARLY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVIEST RAIN WILL MOST LIKELY FALL LATE AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. 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 && $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-085-252245- /O.EXT.KBUF.FA.A.0007.110425T2100Z-110426T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1034 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * MOST OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER METROPOLITAN AREAS. * EARLY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVIEST RAIN WILL MOST LIKELY FALL THIS EVENING. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$ NYZ005>008-252245- /O.EXT.KBUF.FA.A.0007.110426T0000Z-110426T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 1034 AM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...JEFFERSON...LEWIS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL MOST LIKELY FALL THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. 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 && $$ APFFEL
337 WGUS61 KBUF 251937 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 337 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD FROM OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES ALONG WITH SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN AND THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-260345- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0007.110425T2100Z-110426T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 337 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * WESTERN NEW YORK. * THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVIEST RAIN WILL MOST LIKELY FALL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. 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 && $$ NYZ005>008-260345- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0007.110426T0000Z-110426T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 337 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING * RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL MOST LIKELY FALL THIS EVENING THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. 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 && $$ APFFEL
486 WGUS61 KBUF 260232 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1032 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...HEAVY RAIN MAY PRODUCE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING OVERNIGHT... .A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY LIFT NORTHWARD FROM OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA OVERNIGHT. RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE RAINFALL MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST TOWARD DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE TO ONE AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN AND THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. THIS MAY RESULT IN SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-261045- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110426T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1032 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE... LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO... ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WAYNE AND WYOMING. * UNTIL 7 AM EDT TUESDAY * RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS WILL BE GENERALLY A HALF INCH OR LESS. * LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. 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 && $$ NYZ005>008-261045- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110426T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 1032 PM EDT MON APR 25 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...JEFFERSON...LEWIS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. * UNTIL 10 AM EDT TUESDAY * RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO ONE A HALF INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL DURING THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS WILL FALL ON ALREADY SATURATED GROUND. * LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AS WELL AS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS. LARGER CREEKS AND RIVERS WILL ALSO RISE SIGNIFICANTLY AND MAY REACH BANKFULL. 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 && $$ TMA
302 WGUS61 KBUF 260623 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 223 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...THE THREAT FOR ANY FLOODING IN THE NEAR TERM HAS ENDED... .RAIN WHICH FELL ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS MOVED EAST AND ENDED. MUCH OF TODAY WILL BE DRY. NYZ005>008-260730- /O.CAN.KBUF.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110426T1400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 223 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL NEW YORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAINFALL MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WAS LESS THAN EXPECTED...GENERALLY FROM 0.25 TO 0.75 INCH. ONLY A FEW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-260730- /O.CAN.KBUF.FA.A.0007.000000T0000Z-110426T1100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 223 AM EDT TUE APR 26 2011 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. STEADY SOAKING RAIN WHICH FELL MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING MOVED OFF TO THE EAST AND ENDED BY MIDNIGHT. AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES WERE COMMON ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA AND EAST TO NEAR ROCHESTER. THIS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS...BUT WITH MAINLY DRY WEATHER EXPECTED AT LEAST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY...CONDITIONS SHOULD SLOWLY IMPROVE. SOME LOCAL CREEKS WILL RUN NEAR BANKFUL THIS MORNING. THERE IS A THREAT FOR SOME LOCAL THUNDERSTORMS LATER TODAY AND THIS EVENING BUT THE NEXT THREAT FOR MORE WIDESPREAD RAIN SHOULD HOLD OFF UNTIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT. $$ SFM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 4:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Oswego | 8 hr |
| Apr 25, 7:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 44 min | |
| Apr 25, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 56 min |
| Apr 25, 7:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany | 65 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.