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Special Marine Warning 62, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 18, 2011

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at Aug 18, 2011, 6:08 PM EDT. It was in force for 59 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 18, 2011, 6:08 PM EDT (22:08 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2011, 7:07 PM EDT
In force
59 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 18, 3:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 3:44 PM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 5:00 AM EDT, 13 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
500 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-190900-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
500 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-190900-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LOWER NIAGARA RIVER-
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-
500 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE
ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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, Aug 18, 2:45 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
245 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

NYZ001-002-181945-
NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-
245 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

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

* AT 239 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL UP TO DIME
  SIZE...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  MEDINA...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY INCLUDE...
  ALBION...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

LAT...LON 4333 7850 4338 7806 4338 7796 4337 7797
      4336 7800 4314 7799 4315 7848

JJR
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 3:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
329 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

NYZ004-182030-
WAYNE NY-
329 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN WAYNE COUNTY...

* AT 325 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZED HAIL...AND
  VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SODUS...AND MOVING
  EAST AT 20 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY INCLUDE...
  SODUS...
  SODUS POINT...
  NORTH ROSE...
  PORT BAY AND WOLCOTT...

THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

LAT...LON 4314 7674 4315 7720 4329 7719 4330 7709
      4328 7704 4328 7695 4330 7691 4332 7679
      4333 7677 4333 7675

HITCHCOCK
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 3:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
343 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

NYZ001-002-182045-
NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-
343 PM EDT THU AUG 18 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE ACROSS NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTY...

* AT 339 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZED HAIL...AND
  VERY HEAVY RAIN.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MIDDLEPORT...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH. ANOTHER STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED
  JUST SOUTH OF NEWFANE AND IS ALSO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DIME SIZED
  HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAIN.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY INCLUDE...
  MIDDLEPORT...
  MEDINA...
  WRIGHTS CORNERS...
  HARTLAND...

THESE STORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE
HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.

LAT...LON 4336 7829 4314 7828 4316 7885 4330 7883

HITCHCOCK
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 4:12 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 18, 4:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 18, 4:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 26 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 1:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans55 min
Aug 18, 1:35 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFMonroe, Niagara, Orleans3 hr
Aug 18, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans60 min
Aug 18, 3:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne61 min
Aug 18, 3:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara62 min
Aug 18, 3:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFNiagara, Orleans44 min
Aug 18, 4:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego63 min

Nearby

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