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Areal Flood Advisory 12, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this areal flood advisory at Aug 5, 2012, 4:32 PM EDT for Jefferson County, New York. It was in force for 77 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 5, 2012, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 5, 2012, 5:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 77 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Jefferson County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood advisory 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 areal flood advisory went out at Aug 5, 3:52 PM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 5, 3:52 PM EDT, 40 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 5, 1:07 PM EDT, 3 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 107 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-061715- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 107 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 563 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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>065-061715- 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- 107 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 563 IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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 SLZ022-024-061715- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 107 PM EDT SUN AUG 5 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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
Local storm report, Aug 5, 2:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
251 PM EDT SUN AUG 05 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0208 PM TSTM WND DMG CHILI CENTER 43.10N 77.77W
08/05/2012 MONROE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIRES DOWN
0223 PM TSTM WND DMG ROCHESTER 43.15N 77.61W
08/05/2012 MONROE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE CITY OF ROCHESTER
&&
EVENT NUMBER BUF1200243
EVENT NUMBER BUF1200244
MPUKAJLOLocal storm report, Aug 5, 3:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 8 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
324 PM EDT SUN AUG 05 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0145 PM TSTM WND DMG BUFFALO 42.89N 78.86W
08/05/2012 ERIE NY CITY OFFICIAL
TREE DOWN ON LOUISIANA AND REPUBLIC IN THE CITY OF
BUFFALO
&&
EVENT NUMBER BUF1200245
TMALocal storm report, Aug 5, 3:37 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
337 PM EDT SUN AUG 05 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0250 PM TSTM WND DMG WALWORTH 43.14N 77.27W
08/05/2012 WAYNE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
NUMEROUS TREES... TREE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN IN WALWORTH
AND ONTARIO
0252 PM TSTM WND DMG SODUS 43.24N 77.06W
08/05/2012 WAYNE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE LIMDS AND WIRES DOWN
0301 PM TSTM WND DMG HURON 43.23N 76.88W
08/05/2012 WAYNE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN
&&
EVENT NUMBER BUF1200246
EVENT NUMBER BUF1200247
EVENT NUMBER BUF1200248
MPUKAJLOLocal storm report, Aug 5, 3:44 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
344 PM EDT SUN AUG 05 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0310 PM TSTM WND DMG PITTSFORD 43.09N 77.52W
08/05/2012 MONROE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
LARGE TREE DOWN BLOCKING ROAD
&&
EVENT NUMBER BUF1200249
MPUKAJLOLocal storm report, Aug 5, 4:27 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 11:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 2 hr | |
| Aug 5, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 50 min |
| Aug 5, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie | 51 min |
| Aug 5, 1:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie | 39 min |
| Aug 5, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe | 49 min |
| Aug 5, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee | 28 min |
| Aug 5, 2:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 2:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 56 min | |
| Aug 5, 2:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Wayne | 50 min |
| Aug 5, 2:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe | 21 min |
| Aug 5, 2:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 96 min | |
| Aug 5, 2:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe, Ontario | 33 min |
| Aug 5, 3:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego | 64 min |
| Aug 5, 3:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 63 min |
| Aug 5, 3:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson | 26 min |
| Aug 5, 3:57 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Jefferson | 111 min |
| Aug 5, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 49 min |
| Aug 5, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Oswego | 32 min |
| Aug 5, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe | 56 min |
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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.