Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2014
Flash Flood Warning 9, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 12, 2014, 8:35 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 5 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 12, 2014, 8:35 PM EDT (00:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Cattaraugus County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 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 12, 10:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 N East Leon, NY | MOSHER HOLLOW ROAD CLOSED AT ROUTE 353 DUE TO FLOODING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE |
| Jun 12, 10:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Conewango, NY | ROUTE 241 NORTH CLOSED AT ROUTE 62 DUE TO FLOODING |
| Jun 12, 10:10 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | New Albion, NY | MAPLE HILL ROAD CLOSED AT ROUTE 353 DUE TO FLOODING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE |
| Jun 12, 11:11 PM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | 1 E Rays Corners, NY | ROUTE 62 CLOSED BETWEEN ROUTE 241 AND LEON RD DUE TO FLOODING. |
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 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 64 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
- 281 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 601 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
616
WGUS51 KBUF 130035
FFWBUF
NYC009-130330-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0009.140613T0035Z-140613T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
835 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
* AT 831 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
A NARROW BAND OF TORRENTIAL RAINFALL FROM A SLOW MOVING AREA OF
THUNDERSTORMS. RADAR ESTIMATES THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS
FALLEN IN A SMALL AREA FROM CONEWANGO TO NEW ALBION AND OTTO.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
LATE EVENING.
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. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS...
TURN AROUND DONT DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4207 7906 4230 7907 4244 7894 4245 7890
4244 7889 4244 7884 4246 7880 4246 7878
4247 7876 4248 7865
$$
HITCHCOCK4 follow-up statements
660
WGUS71 KBUF 130218
FFSBUF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1018 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2014
NYC009-130330-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140613T0330Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATTARAUGUS NY-
1018 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY...
AT 1012 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE AN AREA OF MODERATE RAINFALL OVER THE AREA. RADAR ESTIMATES
THAT 2 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN LOCALLY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF AROUND A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE EVENING
AS SOMEWHAT LIGHTER RAIN CROSSES THE REGION.
LOCAL OFFICIALS REPORT SEVERAL ROAD CLOSURES IN THE TOWNS OF
CONEWANGO AND NEW ALBION...INCLUDING THE ROUTE 241 AND ROUTE 62
INTERSECTION IN CONEWANGO AND PORTIONS OF ROUTE 353. SMALL STREAMS
WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS...INCLUDING ALONG
CONEWANGO CREEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL
CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE
BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS...
TURN AROUND DONT DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4207 7906 4230 7907 4244 7894 4245 7890
4244 7889 4244 7884 4246 7880 4246 7878
4247 7876 4248 7865
$$
HITCHCOCK968
WGUS51 KBUF 130324
FFWBUF
NYC009-130600-
/O.EXT.KBUF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140613T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1124 PM EDT THU JUN 12 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS EXTENDED THE
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 200 AM EDT
* AT 1120 PM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED FLASH
FLOODING ONGOING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST CATTARAUGUS COUNTY
IN THE TOWNS OF CONEWANGO...LEON...AND NEW ALBION. THE HEAVIEST
RAINFALL HAS ENDED...BUT EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THUNDERSTORMS
EARLIER THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE FLASH FLOODING FOR
SEVERAL MORE HOURS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.
SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF ROUTE 62...241
AND 353. LOCAL OFFICIALS ALSO REPORT SEVERAL ROADS ARE WASHED OUT.
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. NEVER DRIVE THROUGH FLOODED ROADS...
TURN AROUND DONT DROWN!
&&
LAT...LON 4207 7906 4230 7907 4244 7894 4245 7890
4244 7889 4244 7884 4246 7880 4246 7878
4247 7876 4248 7865
$$
HITCHCOCK377
WGUS71 KBUF 130508
FFSBUF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
108 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014
NYC009-130600-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140613T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATTARAUGUS NY-
108 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014
...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 AM EDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY...
AT 100 AM EDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED NUMEROUS
ROAD CLOSURES FROM FLASH FLOODING ACROSS NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN THE TOWNS OF CONEWANGO...LEON...AND NEW
ALBION. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL HAS ENDED...SOME SMALL CREEKS
AND STREAMS MAY STILL CAUSE FLOODING INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
SEVERAL ROADS REMAIN CLOSED...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF ROUTE 62...241
AND 353. LOCAL OFFICIALS ALSO REPORT SEVERAL ROADS ARE WASHED OUT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS RISING.
&&
LAT...LON 4207 7906 4230 7907 4244 7894 4245 7890
4244 7889 4244 7884 4246 7880 4246 7878
4247 7876 4248 7865
$$
APFFEL376
WGUS71 KBUF 130558
FFSBUF
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
158 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014
NYC009-130608-
/O.EXP.KBUF.FF.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140613T0600Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
CATTARAUGUS NY-
158 AM EDT FRI JUN 13 2014
...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 200 AM EDT FOR WEST 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 4207 7906 4230 7907 4244 7894 4245 7890
4244 7889 4244 7884 4246 7880 4246 7878
4247 7876 4248 7865
$$
APFFELThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 8:24 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Genesee, Wyoming | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 12:46 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee | 4 hr |
| Jun 13, 4:31 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 39 hr | |
| Jun 13, 3:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 80 min |
| Jun 13, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cayuga | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 4:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego | 43 min |
| Jun 13, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 60 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.