Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 19, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Aug 1, 2014, 10:07 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 3 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
- Aug 1, 2014, 10:07 PM EDT (02:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2014, 1:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Cattaraugus County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:08 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 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 137 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -68 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
370 WGUS51 KBUF 020207 FFWBUF NYC009-020500- /O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0019.140802T0207Z-140802T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1007 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... SOUTH CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... * UNTIL 100 AM EDT * AT 1000 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED FLASH FLOODING FROM THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE FALLING JUST EAST OF LIMESTONE OVER THE CHIPMUNK AND FLATSTONE CREEK BASINS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THIS AREA...AND ANOTHER INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. 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. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 4215 7870 4215 7846 4199 7845 4199 7870 $$ RSH
3 follow-up statements
145 WGUS71 KBUF 020307 FFSBUF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1107 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014 NYC009-020500- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140802T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CATTARAUGUS NY- 1107 PM EDT FRI AUG 1 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... AT 11 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE FALLING JUST EAST AND OF LIMESTONE OVER THE CHIPMUNK AND FOUR MILE CREEK BASINS. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT OVER 2 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER THIS AREA SINCE 9:30 PM...AND ANOTHER HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 4215 7870 4215 7846 4199 7845 4199 7870 $$ RSH
902 WGUS71 KBUF 020423 FFSBUF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1223 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014 NYC009-020500- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140802T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CATTARAUGUS NY- 1223 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014 ...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... AT 1210 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED TO THE NORTH... OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. HOWEVER...RADAR INDICATED THAT OVER 3 INCHES OF RAIN FELL OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY EAST AND NORTH OF LIMESTONE IN THE CHIPMUNK AND FOUR MILE CREEK BASINS. FLOOD WATERS IN THIS AREA WILL BE SLOW TO RECEDE...SO THE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING. && LAT...LON 4215 7870 4215 7846 4199 7845 4199 7870 $$ RSH
755 WGUS71 KBUF 020455 FFSBUF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1255 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014 NYC009-020505- /O.EXP.KBUF.FF.W.0019.000000T0000Z-140802T0500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CATTARAUGUS NY- 1255 AM EDT SAT AUG 2 2014 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... PONDING OF LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR AWHILE UNTIL THE WATER HAS TIME TO RUN OFF. LAT...LON 4215 7870 4215 7846 4199 7845 4199 7870 $$ RSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 1, 8:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 8:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 27 min |
| Aug 1, 9:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Wayne | 3 hr |
| Aug 1, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 58 min |
| Aug 1, 9:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cayuga | 36 min |
| Aug 1, 11:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cattaraugus | 56 min |
| Aug 2, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 1:45 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Chautauqua | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 12:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 31 min |
| Aug 2, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 62 min |
| Aug 2, 2:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming | 9 hr |
| Aug 2, 4:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming | 83 min |
| Aug 2, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 64 min |
| Aug 2, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 54 min | |
| Aug 2, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 92 min | |
| Aug 2, 5:12 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming | 4 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:19 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 4 hr |
| Aug 2, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 56 min | |
| Aug 2, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 87 min | |
| Aug 2, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Wyoming | 28 min |
| Aug 2, 6:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 55 min |
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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.