Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2013
Flash Flood Warning 3, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 23, 2013, 6:06 PM EDT for Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 3 hr. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 23, 2013, 6:06 PM EDT (22:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2013, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Sw Maplehurst, NY | WASHOUT ON PENNSYLVANIA ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 7:20 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Hinsdale, NY | MULTIPLE ROAD WASHOUTS. |
| Jun 23, 7:30 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nnw Lyons Corners, NY | BRIDGE WASHED OUT ON CARPENTER ROAD. |
| Jun 23, 8:15 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 Nw Germantown, NY | FLASH FLOODING ON HASKELL ROAD NEAR CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTY LINE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 80 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
- 273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -142 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 994 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
355 WGUS51 KBUF 232206 FFWBUF NYC003-009-240100- /O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0003.130623T2206Z-130624T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 606 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF OLEAN... * UNTIL 900 PM EDT * AT 600 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WARNED AREA. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF TWO INCHES. THIS WILL RESULT IN IN LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED JUST NORTH OF OLEAN...EXTENDING TO CUBA...BELFAST...AND HOUGHTON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. && LAT...LON 4248 7813 4239 7795 4202 7839 4211 7856 $$ APFFEL
3 follow-up statements
708 WGUS71 KBUF 232256 FFSBUF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 656 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2013 NYC003-009-240100- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130624T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALLEGANY NY-CATTARAUGUS NY- 656 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS AND WEST CENTRAL ALLEGANY COUNTIES... AT 649 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN PARTS OF THE WARNING AREA...WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL UP TO AN INCH POSSIBLE. THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS FALLEN IN RURAL AREAS NEAR CUBA...ISCHUA...HINSDALE...AND RUSHFORD. WASHED OUT ROADWAYS AND RAPIDLY RISING CREEKS ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNING AREA...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHERE THE HEAVIEST RAINS HAVE FALLEN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 4248 7813 4239 7795 4202 7839 4211 7856 $$ APFFEL
511 WGUS71 KBUF 232357 FFSBUF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 757 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2013 NYC003-009-240100- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130624T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALLEGANY NY-CATTARAUGUS NY- 757 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS AND WEST CENTRAL ALLEGANY COUNTIES... AT 748 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH FLOODING OVER THE WARNED AREA. NEARLY 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN IN SOME RURAL AREAS NEAR CUBA...ISHUA...HINSDALE...AND RUSHFORD. ALTHOUGH THE RAIN IS DONE...SOME CREEKS CAN RISE HOURS AFTER THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS ENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. NEVER DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. FLOOD WATERS ARE USUALLY DEEPER THAN THEY APPEAR. JUST ONE FOOT OF FLOWING WATER IS POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SWEEP VEHICLES OFF THE ROAD. WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS MAKE THE SMART CHOICE...TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN. && LAT...LON 4248 7813 4239 7795 4202 7839 4211 7856 $$ APFFEL
385 WGUS71 KBUF 240059 FFSBUF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 859 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2013 NYC003-009-240102- /O.EXP.KBUF.FF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130624T0100Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ALLEGANY NY-CATTARAUGUS NY- 859 PM EDT SUN JUN 23 2013 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS AND WEST CENTRAL ALLEGANY COUNTIES... SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD DROP THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH NO ADDITIONAL FLOODING EXPECTED. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT FLASH FLOODING AROUND CUBA...ISHUA...HINSDALE...AND RUSHFORD. THERE MAY STILL BE A FEW ROADS CLOSED FROM WASHOUTS EARLIER TODAY. LAT...LON 4248 7813 4239 7795 4202 7839 4211 7856 $$ APFFEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2:25 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 65 min |
| Jun 23, 2:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Livingston, Ontario | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Ontario | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 4:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Wayne | 39 min |
| Jun 23, 5:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Jun 23, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany | 42 min |
| Jun 23, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston | 48 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in New York, 2013Every flash flood warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.