Alert archive / New York / River Flood Warnings in 2011
River Flood Warning 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this river flood warning at Mar 11, 2011, 4:31 AM EST for Cattaraugus County, New York. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 5:22 AM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2011, 4:31 AM EST (09:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 11, 2011, 5:22 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 11, 2011, 6:03 PM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Cattaraugus County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Allegheny River at Salamanca (SLMN6). The gauge peaked at 12.30 ft at Mar 11, 2011, 9:00 AM EST.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 12 ft
- Moderate stage
- 14 ft
- Major stage
- 21 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 03011020, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
046 WGUS41 KBUF 110931 FLWBUF BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 431 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && NYC009-111531- /O.NEW.KBUF.FL.W.0007.110311T1024Z-110312T0300Z/ /SLMN6.1.ER.110311T1024Z.110311T1200Z.110311T2100Z.NO/ 431 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WARNING FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 4 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.5 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND CREST NEAR 12.5 FEET THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...MINOR FLOODING ALONG ENTIRE REACH IN AREAS UNPROTECTED BY DIKES. $$ APFFEL
5 follow-up statements
639 WGUS81 KBUF 111007 FLSBUF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 507 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && NYC009-111607- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0003.110311T1400Z-110313T2300Z/ /OLNN6.1.ER.110311T1400Z.110312T1800Z.110313T1700Z.NO/ 507 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN * FROM THIS MORNING TO SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 4 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.5 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING AND CREST NEAR 10.9 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...FARM LANDS AND ROADS SEVERAL MILES FROM OLEAN FLOOD SLIGHTLY. NO DAMAGES. $$ NYC009-111607- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0007.110311T1022Z-110312T0300Z/ /SLMN6.1.ER.110311T1022Z.110311T1200Z.110311T2100Z.NO/ 507 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 5 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND CREST NEAR 12.5 FEET THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...MINOR FLOODING ALONG ENTIRE REACH IN AREAS UNPROTECTED BY DIKES. $$ NYC009-013-029-121-111607- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0004.110311T1200Z-110311T1800Z/ /GOWN6.1.ER.110311T1200Z.110311T1200Z.110311T1200Z.NO/ 507 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CATTARAUGUS CREEK AT GOWANDA * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 4 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.6 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE-MINOR FLOOD...FLOODING PROBLEMS ALONG RIGHT BANK 0.5 TO 1.0 MILE DOWNSTREAM FROM GOWANDA, MOSTLY IN INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS. WATCH FOR DEVELOPING PROBLEMS ALONG THATCHER CREEK IN GOWANDA, IN TRAILER COURTS IN THE VILLAGE OF ARCADE, AND AT SUNSET BAY AT THE MOUTH NEAR LAKE ERIE. $$ NYC029-111607- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0005.110311T1200Z-110311T1800Z/ /EBZN6.1.ER.110311T1200Z.110311T1200Z.110311T1200Z.UU/ 507 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE CAZENOVIA CREEK NEAR EBENEZER * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 4 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.7 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE TO NEAR FLOOD STAGE THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOODING CAN BE EXPECTED IN LOW LYING AREAS EAST OF ORCHARD PARK ROAD AND SOUTH OF RIDGE ROAD IN WEST SENECA. SOME INUNDATION OF CAZENOVIA PARK IN SOUTH BUFFALO. $$ NYC029-121-111606- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0006.110311T1055Z-110311T1818Z/ /GDVN6.1.ER.110311T1055Z.110311T1200Z.110311T1218Z.NO/ 507 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE BUFFALO CREEK NEAR GARDENVILLE * UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON. * AT 4 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 6.8 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 7.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE EARLY THIS MORNING AND CREST NEAR 7.2 FEET THIS MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 7.0 FEET...MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LOW LYING AREAS NEXT TO BUFFALO CREEK...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS DOWNSTREAM FROM UNION ROAD. $$ APFFEL
792 WGUS81 KBUF 111359 FLSBUF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 859 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && NYC009-111959- /O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0003.110311T1400Z-110313T2300Z/ /OLNN6.1.ER.110311T1400Z.110312T1800Z.110313T1700Z.NO/ 859 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN * UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING. * AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 9.9 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING AND CREST NEAR 10.9 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...FARM LANDS AND ROADS SEVERAL MILES FROM OLEAN FLOOD SLIGHTLY. NO DAMAGES. $$ NYC009-111959- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110312T0257Z/ /SLMN6.1.ER.110311T1032Z.110311T1245Z.110311T2057Z.NO/ 859 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 8 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...MINOR FLOODING ALONG ENTIRE REACH IN AREAS UNPROTECTED BY DIKES. $$ HITCHCOCK
265 WGUS81 KBUF 111504 FLSBUF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1004 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && NYC009-112104- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110313T2100Z/ /OLNN6.1.ER.110311T1443Z.110312T1800Z.110313T1500Z.NO/ 1004 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 9 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.0 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS MORNING AND CREST NEAR 10.6 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...FARM LANDS AND ROADS SEVERAL MILES FROM OLEAN FLOOD SLIGHTLY. NO DAMAGES. $$ NYC009-112104- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110312T0349Z/ /SLMN6.1.ER.110311T1032Z.110311T1330Z.110311T2149Z.NO/ 1004 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL THIS EVENING... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 10 AM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.3 FEET AND STEADY. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS NEAR CREST NOW AND IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...MINOR FLOODING ALONG ENTIRE REACH IN AREAS UNPROTECTED BY DIKES. $$ HITCHCOCK
912 WGUS81 KBUF 112035 FLSBUF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 335 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && NYC009-120235- /O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110313T2100Z/ /OLNN6.1.ER.110311T1505Z.110312T1800Z.110313T1500Z.NO/ 335 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 2 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.1 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 10.6 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...FARM LANDS AND ROADS SEVERAL MILES FROM OLEAN FLOOD SLIGHTLY. NO DAMAGES. $$ NYC009-120235- /O.EXT.KBUF.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110312T0323Z/ /SLMN6.1.ER.110311T1032Z.110311T1330Z.110311T2123Z.NO/ 335 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA * UNTIL THIS EVENING. * AT 3 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 12.1 FEET AND SLOWLY FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FLOOD STAGE BY EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...MINOR FLOODING ALONG ENTIRE REACH IN AREAS UNPROTECTED BY DIKES. $$ HITCHCOCK
980 WGUS81 KBUF 112303 FLSBUF FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 603 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA ...THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN NEW YORK... ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SAFETY MESSAGE...NEVER DRIVE YOUR CAR THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS. TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN! STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND UPDATES. && NYC009-120503- /O.CON.KBUF.FL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110313T2100Z/ /OLNN6.1.ER.110311T1505Z.110312T1800Z.110313T1500Z.NO/ 603 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT OLEAN * UNTIL SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * AT 6 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 10.2 FEET AND RISING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 10.0 FEET. * MINOR FLOODING IS OCCURRING AND MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST. * FORECAST...THE RIVER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE AND CREST NEAR 10.6 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...AT 10.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...FARM LANDS AND ROADS SEVERAL MILES FROM OLEAN FLOOD SLIGHTLY. NO DAMAGES. $$ NYC009-112333- /O.CAN.KBUF.FL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110312T0323Z/ /SLMN6.1.ER.110311T1032Z.110311T1330Z.110311T2040Z.NO/ 603 PM EST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE ALLEGHENY RIVER AT SALAMANCA. * AT 6 PM FRIDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.8 FEET AND FALLING. * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET. * FORECAST...THE RIVER LEVEL WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 10.4 FEET BY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACT...AT 12.0 FEET...FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOOD...MINOR FLOODING ALONG ENTIRE REACH IN AREAS UNPROTECTED BY DIKES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming | 4 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie | 4 hr |
| Mar 11, 2:08 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Wyoming | 6 hr |
| Mar 11, 3:30 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 30 hr | |
| Mar 11, 3:48 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Chautauqua | 18 hr |
| Mar 11, 5:28 PM EST | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Oswego | 43 hr |
Nearby
River Flood Warnings in New York, 2011Every river flood warning in 2011
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; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.