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Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 7, 2014Erie County, Niagara County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jan 7, 2014, 9:23 AM EST for Erie County, Niagara County, New York. It was in force for 21 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jan 7, 2014, 9:23 AM EST (14:23 UTC)
Expired: Jan 8, 2014, 6:51 AM EST
In force: 21 hr
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Flood severity: None

Counties Erie County, NY, Niagara County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:20 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 23 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 49 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 214 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

375 
WGUS51 KBUF 071423
FFWBUF
NYC029-063-072030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0001.140107T1423Z-140107T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
923 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER IN...
  NORTHWESTERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...  
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS AND GRAND ISLAND...

* UNTIL 330 PM EST TUESDAY

* AT 920 AM EST...THE JOINT RIVER CONTROL CENTER IS ADVISING OF THE 
POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FLOODING ON THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AS A 
RESULT OF HIGH WINDS AND INCREASED ICE FLOWS. AN ICE JAM HAS FORMED 
BETWEEN THE POWER AUTHORITY INTAKES AND CAYUGA ISLAND. THE WATER 
LEVEL GAUGE AT THE LA SALLE YACHT CLUB IS READING SLIGHTLY BELOW THE 
ZERO DAMAGE ELEVATION. POTENTIAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ON THE 
ROBERT MOSES PARKWAY UNDER THE NORTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE ARE ALSO 
OCCURRING. CONDITIONS ARE UNSTABLE AND COULD WORSEN.

IF WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ON PORTIONS OF 
GRAND ISLAND...AND ALSO ON CAYUGA ISLAND IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA 
FALLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4308 7908 4311 7900 4306 7888 4301 7886
      4297 7892 4292 7886 4291 7891 4295 7893
      4295 7897 4299 7903 4302 7903 4306 7901

$$

HITCHCOCK

6 follow-up statements

838 
WGUS71 KBUF 071437
FFSBUF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
937 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

NYC029-063-072030-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T2030Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NIAGARA NY-ERIE NY-
937 AM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EST FOR THE 
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER IN NORTHWESTERN ERIE AND SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARA 
COUNTIES...

THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS AND GRAND ISLAND.

AT 930 AM EST...THE JOINT RIVER CONTROL CENTER CONTINUES TO ADVISE 
OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FLOODING ON THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AS 
A RESULT OF HIGH WINDS AND INCREASED ICE FLOWS. AN ICE JAM HAS 
FORMED BETWEEN THE POWER AUTHORITY INTAKES AND CAYUGA ISLAND. THE 
WATER LEVEL GAUGE AT THE LA SALLE YACHT CLUB IS READING SLIGHTLY 
BELOW THE ZERO DAMAGE ELEVATION. 

POTENTIAL FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ON THE ROBERT MOSES PARKWAY 
UNDER THE NORTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE IS OCCURRING. CONDITIONS ARE 
UNSTABLE AND COULD WORSEN.

IF WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH 
OF CAYUGA ISLAND...AND ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF THE LA SALLE YACHT 
CLUB IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON 
GRAND ISLAND IN THE VICINITY OF BASELINE ROAD. RESIDENTS SHOULD 
MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND. 

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 4308 7908 4311 7900 4306 7888 4301 7886
      4297 7892 4292 7886 4291 7891 4295 7893
      4295 7897 4299 7903 4302 7903 4306 7901

$$

HITCHCOCK

594 
WGUS51 KBUF 071904
FFWBUF
NYC029-063-080230-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140108T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
204 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE UPPER NIAGARA      
  RIVER IN...
  NORTHWESTERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...  
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS AND GRAND ISLAND...

* UNTIL 930 PM EST...

* AT 200 PM EST...THE JOINT RIVER CONTROL CENTER CONTINUES TO        
  ADVISE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FLOODING ON THE EAST           
  CHANNEL OF THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AS A RESULT OF HIGH WINDS AND   
  INCREASED ICE FLOWS. AN ICE JAM HAS FORMED BETWEEN THE POWER       
  AUTHORITY INTAKES AND CAYUGA ISLAND. THE WATER LEVEL GAUGE AT THE  
  LA SALLE YACHT CLUB IS READING SLIGHTLY BELOW THE ZERO DAMAGE      
  ELEVATION. 

MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ON THE ROBERT MOSES PARKWAY UNDER 
THE NORTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE IS OCCURRING. CONDITIONS ARE UNSTABLE 
AND COULD WORSEN.

IF WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH 
OF CAYUGA ISLAND...AND ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF THE LA SALLE YACHT 
CLUB IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON 
GRAND ISLAND IN THE VICINITY OF BASELINE ROAD. RESIDENTS SHOULD 
MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4308 7908 4311 7900 4306 7888 4301 7886
      4297 7892 4292 7886 4291 7891 4295 7893
      4295 7897 4299 7903 4302 7903 4306 7901

$$

HITCHCOCK

034 
WGUS71 KBUF 072012
FFSBUF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
312 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

NYC029-063-080230-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140108T0230Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NIAGARA NY-ERIE NY-
312 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EST FOR
NORTHWESTERN ERIE AND SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARA COUNTIES...

THIS INCLUDES THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE NIAGARA RIVER IN THE CITY OF 
NIAGARA FALLS AND GRAND ISLAND.

AT 257 PM EST...THE JOINT RIVER CONTROL CENTER CONTINUES TO          
ADVISE OF ICE JAM FLOODING ON THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE UPPER NIAGARA 
RIVER AS A RESULT OF HIGH WINDS AND INCREASED ICE FLOWS. AN ICE JAM 
HAS FORMED BETWEEN THE POWER AUTHORITY INTAKES AND CAYUGA ISLAND. 
THE WATER LEVEL GAUGE AT THE LA SALLE YACHT CLUB IS READING SLIGHTLY 
BELOW THE ZERO DAMAGE ELEVATION. 

LOW LYING AREAS ON THE ROBERT MOSES PARKWAY AND LA SALLE EXPRESSWAY 
UNDER THE NORTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE ARE FLOODED AND CLOSED. 
CONDITIONS ARE UNSTABLE AND COULD CONTINUE WORSEN. FLOODING IS ALSO 
BEGINNING ALONG THE GRAND ISLAND SHORELINE OF THE EAST CHANNEL.

IF WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE FLOODING WILL WORSEN ACROSS MUCH OF 
CAYUGA ISLAND...AND ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF THE LA SALLE YACHT CLUB 
IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. FLOODING MAY ALSO WORSEN ON GRAND 
ISLAND IN THE VICINITY OF BASELINE ROAD. 

RESIDENTS SHOULD MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO 
SEEK HIGHER GROUND. ICE FLOWS ALONG THE RIVER MAY PRODUCE 
SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO DOCKS AND OTHER STRUCTURES ALONG THE RIVER 
SHORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4308 7908 4311 7900 4306 7888 4301 7886
      4297 7892 4292 7886 4291 7891 4295 7893
      4295 7897 4299 7903 4302 7903 4306 7901

$$

HITCHCOCK

793 
WGUS51 KBUF 080029
FFWBUF
NYC029-063-080830-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140108T0830Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
729 PM EST TUE JAN 7 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE UPPER NIAGARA      
  RIVER IN...
  NORTHWESTERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...  
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS AND GRAND ISLAND...

* UNTIL 330 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* AT 720 PM EST...THE JOINT RIVER CONTROL CENTER CONTINUES 
  TO ADVISE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FLOODING ON THE 
  EAST CHANNEL OF THE UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AS A RESULT OF HIGH WINDS 
  AND INCREASED ICE FLOWS. AN ICE JAM HAS FORMED BETWEEN THE 
  POWER AUTHORITY INTAKES AND CAYUGA ISLAND. THE WATER LEVEL 
  GAUGE AT THE LA SALLE YACHT CLUB IS READING IS NEAR THE ZERO 
  DAMAGE ELEVATION. 

MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ON THE ROBERT MOSES PARKWAY UNDER 
THE NORTH GRAND ISLAND BRIDGE IS OCCURRING. CONDITIONS ARE UNSTABLE 
AND COULD WORSEN. THE RISK FOR FLOODING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE UNTIL 
THE WINDS SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

AS WATER LEVELS CONTINUE TO RISE...FLOODING WILL DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH 
OF CAYUGA ISLAND...AND ALSO IN THE VICINITY OF THE LA SALLE YACHT 
CLUB IN THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS. FLOODING IS ALSO POSSIBLE ON 
GRAND ISLAND IN THE VICINITY OF BASELINE ROAD. RESIDENTS SHOULD 
MONITOR WATER LEVELS CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO SEEK HIGHER GROUND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.


&&

LAT...LON 4308 7908 4311 7900 4306 7888 4301 7886
      4297 7892 4292 7886 4291 7891 4295 7893
      4295 7897 4299 7903 4302 7903 4306 7901

$$

TJP

229 
WGUS51 KBUF 080830
FFWBUF
NYC029-063-081430-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140108T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
330 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS EXTENDED THE

* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE UPPER NIAGARA      
  RIVER IN...
  NORTHWESTERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS AND GRAND ISLAND...

* UNTIL 930 AM EST

* AT 325 AM EST...THE JOINT RIVER CONTROL CENTER CONTINUES TO ADVISE 
OF THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAM FLOODING ON THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE 
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AS A RESULT OF HIGH WINDS AND INCREASED ICE 
FLOWS. 

MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ON THE LASALLE EXPRESSWAY 
CONTINUES.

CONDITIONS WILL GRADUAL IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE
ROADWAY. THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS 
SAFELY. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

&&

LAT...LON 4308 7908 4311 7900 4306 7888 4301 7886
      4297 7892 4292 7886 4291 7891 4295 7893
      4295 7897 4299 7903 4302 7903 4306 7901

$$

TMA

809 
WGUS71 KBUF 081151
FFSBUF

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
651 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014

NYC029-063-081159-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140108T1430Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
NIAGARA NY-ERIE NY-
651 AM EST WED JAN 8 2014

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR NORTHWESTERN ERIE
AND SOUTHWESTERN NIAGARA COUNTIES...

WATER LEVELS ARE CONTINUING TO IMPROVE ON THE EAST CHANNEL OF THE 
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER. THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG THE LASALLE EXPRESSWAY 
HAS ENDED....THUS THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4308 7908 4311 7900 4306 7888 4301 7886
      4297 7892 4292 7886 4291 7891 4295 7893
      4295 7897 4299 7903 4302 7903 4306 7901

$$

TMA

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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.