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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 29, 2013Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2013, 11:20 AM EDT for Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 70 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2013, 11:20 AM EDT (15:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2013, 12:30 PM EDT
In force
70 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

County Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 194 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2013-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 41 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2013-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 4 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
41 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
466 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Jun 29, 10:40 AM EDT, 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 10:40 AM EDT, 40 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 5:08 AM EDT, 6 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
508 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-300915-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
508 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SLOW MOVING TODAY...WITH
LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ABOUT AN INCH POSSIBLE. WHILE THIS
WOULD NOT NORMALLY BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING...RAINFALL
YESTERDAY HAS LEFT SOME AREAS PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO HEAVY
RAINS. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO BEAR WATCHING...ESPECIALLY IN
AREAS WHICH GOT HEAVY RAINS YESTERDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

MOISTURE FOCUSING ALONG A STALLED FRONT WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. SOME OF THESE MAY BRING
LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS...AND CONSIDERING THE RECENT WET
CONDITIONS...SOME LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VULNERABLE TO
FLOODING. HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAIRLY ISOLATED IN
NATURE.

.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-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-300915-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
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-
508 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

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

APFFEL

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 29, 8:32 AM EDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
832 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

NYZ011-291330-
GENESEE NY-
832 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN GENESEE COUNTY THIS MORNING...

* AT 825 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
  NORTHERN GENESEE COUNTY FROM BATAVIA AND ELBA EAST ACROSS BYRON
  AND BERGEN. RAINFALL RATES OF A HALF INCH OR MORE PER HOUR ARE
  LIKELY WITHIN THIS AREA OF RAIN. THIS WILL PRODUCE PONDING OF
  WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE RAIN WILL SLOWLY
  SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE COUNTY THROUGH MID MORNING.

LAT...LON 4313 7797 4294 7795 4292 7841 4312 7836

HITCHCOCK
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 8:37 AM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
837 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

NYZ010-012-019>021-085-291345-
ALLEGANY NY-CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-WYOMING NY-
837 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

...POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING...

* AT 830 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LARGE AREA OF MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN TIER INTO PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ERIE AND
WYOMING COUNTIES. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO A HALF INCH PER HOUR ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF
WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

LAT...LON 4200 7977 4205 7977 4282 7847 4284 7797
      4252 7808 4199 7784

HITCHCOCK
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 8:58 AM EDT, 2 hours 22 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
858 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

NYZ003-291415-
MONROE NY-
858 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

...POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING...

* AT 853 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
AN AREA OF MODERATE RAIN WITH POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF
THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. RAINFALL RATES OF UP TO A HALF INCH PER
HOUR WILL BE FOUND IN THE HEAVIER AREAS OF RAIN. THIS WILL RESULT IN
PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY CROSS MONROE COUNTY FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS.

LAT...LON 4303 7787 4332 7796 4333 7771 4330 7767
      4324 7755 4328 7743 4328 7740 4306 7740
      4306 7749 4295 7750

HITCHCOCK
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 9:56 AM EDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
956 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

NYZ003-004-011>014-291515-
GENESEE NY-LIVINGSTON NY-MONROE NY-ONTARIO NY-WAYNE NY-WYOMING NY-
956 AM EDT SAT JUN 29 2013

...POCKETS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS MORNING...

* AT 953 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  AN AREA OF MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN ACROSS
  MUCH OF THE GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES. RAINFALL
  RATES OF A QUARTER TO HALF INCH PER HOUR IN THE HEAVIEST AREAS OF
  RAIN WILL RESULT IN PONDING OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE
  AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN AREAS WHICH RECEIVED HEAVY RAIN YESTERDAY.
  DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES DUE TO THE LOCALLY HEAVY
  RAINFALL.

LAT...LON 4254 7846 4298 7814 4335 7777 4324 7755
      4329 7737 4330 7709 4328 7700 4330 7691
      4337 7695 4330 7690 4332 7677 4276 7722
      4276 7731 4274 7733 4258 7736

HITCHCOCK
Special weather statement, Jun 29, 11:17 AM EDT, 3 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 29, 11:20 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 9:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee56 min
Jun 29, 8:32 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee58 min
Jun 29, 8:37 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Wyoming68 min
Jun 29, 8:58 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe77 min
Jun 29, 9:56 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming79 min
Jun 29, 11:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLivingston, Ontario73 min
Jun 29, 12:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis, Oswego77 min
Jun 29, 6:21 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFChautauqua3 hr

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New York, 2013Every special weather statement 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.