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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Sep 2, 2013, 2:14 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 61 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
- Sep 2, 2013, 2:14 PM EDT (18:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2013, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 61 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Cattaraugus County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:16 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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 70 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
- 1277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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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 Sep 2, 1:55 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 2, 1:55 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 502 AM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-030915- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 502 AM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY WHILE BRINGING SOME ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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-SLZ022-024-030915- 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- 502 AM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 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. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY WHILE BRINGING SOME ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED...A FEW STRONG STORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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 JJR
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 12:51 PM EDT, 1 hour 23 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Sep 2, 1:44 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
144 PM EDT MON SEP 02 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1250 PM TSTM WND DMG LAKEWOOD 42.10N 79.32W
09/02/2013 CHAUTAUQUA NY BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN NEAR CHAUTAUQUA LAKE...TIME ESTIMATED...FROM
WJTN
0103 PM TSTM WND DMG JAMESTOWN 42.10N 79.24W
09/02/2013 CHAUTAUQUA NY BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES DOWN...FROM WJTN
0107 PM HAIL JAMESTOWN 42.10N 79.24W
09/02/2013 E1.75 INCH CHAUTAUQUA NY BROADCAST MEDIA
FROM WJTN
&&
EVENT NUMBER BUF1300275
EVENT NUMBER BUF1300276
EVENT NUMBER BUF1300277
DKSpecial weather statement, Sep 2, 2:14 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 214 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 NYZ019-020-021915- CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY- 214 PM EDT MON SEP 2 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO WEST CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY.. * AT 212 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 22 MILES WEST OF ASHFORD HOLLOW...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY INCLUDE... CATTARAUGUS... LITTLE VALLEY... ELLICOTTVILLE AND ASHFORD HOLLOW... ASHFORD... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. LAT...LON 4242 7852 4214 7850 4220 7913 4234 7916 SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 8:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany | 57 min |
| Sep 1, 10:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 65 min |
| Sep 1, 11:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 77 min |
| Sep 2, 12:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 55 min |
| Sep 2, 11:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 54 min | |
| Sep 2, 11:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 44 min | |
| Sep 2, 11:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 23 min |
| Sep 2, 12:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 32 min |
| Sep 2, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 36 min |
| Sep 2, 12:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cayuga | 39 min |
| Sep 2, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 34 min |
| Sep 2, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 62 min |
| Sep 2, 1:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Sep 2, 2:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga | 29 min |
| Sep 2, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 38 min | |
| Sep 2, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cayuga | 29 min |
| Sep 2, 3:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 85 min | |
| Sep 2, 3:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Oswego | 59 min |
| Sep 2, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 2 hr | |
| Sep 2, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 61 min |
| Sep 2, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 60 min |
| Sep 2, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 65 min |
| Sep 2, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Wayne | 59 min |
| Sep 2, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego | 43 min |
| Sep 2, 4:36 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 4:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 4:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 33 min |
| Sep 2, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 61 min | |
| Sep 2, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 36 min |
| Sep 2, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 25 min |
| Sep 2, 5:36 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Lewis | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 6:24 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 61 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.