Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Watches in 2014
Flash Flood Watch 4, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood watch at Jun 24, 2014, 11:32 AM EDT for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Jun 24, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2014, 11:32 AM EDT (15:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 24, 2014, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 25, 2014, 3:43 PM EDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
774 WGUS61 KBUF 241532 FFABUF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1132 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-242345- /O.NEW.KBUF.FF.A.0004.140624T1800Z-140625T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1132 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS... CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA... NORTHERN ERIE...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH THIS EVENING. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA YOU SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && $$
6 follow-up statements
618 WGUS61 KBUF 241915 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 315 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-250315- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140625T0400Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 315 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE... LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ORLEANS... SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING. * UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP IN A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THESE STORMS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS WITH RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA YOU SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && $$
510 WGUS61 KBUF 250323 FFABUF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1123 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-251130- /O.EXT.KBUF.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140626T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1123 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE... LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ORLEANS... SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCURRED DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS HAVE SATURATED SOILS ACROSS THE AREA. SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVERNIGHT WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF RAINFALL EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AS A SLOW MOVING FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA YOU SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && $$ WOOD
788 WGUS61 KBUF 250923 FFABUF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 523 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 NYZ004>008-014-251730- /O.EXA.KBUF.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140626T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...CANANDAIGUA 523 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS EXPANDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...JEFFERSON...LEWIS...NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK...ONTARIO AND WAYNE. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCURRED TUESDAY AND OVERNIGHT HAVE SATURATED SOILS ACROSS THE AREA. SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND LINGER INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA YOU SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A FLOODED ROAD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-251730- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140626T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 523 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...ALLEGANY...CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE... LIVINGSTON...MONROE...NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ORLEANS... SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT OCCURRED TUESDAY AND OVERNIGHT HAVE SATURATED SOILS ACROSS THE AREA. SHOWERS...WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND LINGER INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. THIS ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO ELEVATE THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA YOU SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A FLOODED ROAD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && $$
196 WGUS61 KBUF 251406 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1006 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-252215- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140626T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1006 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...JEFFERSON...LEWIS... NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK...ALLEGANY... CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...GENESEE...LIVINGSTON...MONROE... NIAGARA...NORTHERN ERIE...ONTARIO...ORLEANS...SOUTHERN ERIE... WAYNE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL MAINTAIN THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA YOU SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A FLOODED ROAD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && $$
484 WGUS61 KBUF 251714 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 114 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 NYZ001-002-010-011-251815- /O.CAN.KBUF.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140626T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 114 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NIAGARA...ORLEANS...GENESEE...AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES IN WESTERN NEW YORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ003>008-012>014-019>021-085-260115- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140626T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 114 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...JEFFERSON...LEWIS... NORTHERN CAYUGA AND OSWEGO. IN WESTERN NEW YORK...ALLEGANY... CATTARAUGUS...CHAUTAUQUA...LIVINGSTON...MONROE...ONTARIO... SOUTHERN ERIE...WAYNE AND WYOMING. * THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL COMBINED WITH WET SOIL CONDITIONS WILL MAINTAIN THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH MEANS THE THREAT OF FLASH FLOODING EXISTS ALONG RIVERS AND CREEKS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WATCH AREA YOU SHOULD MONITOR WEATHER CONDITIONS CLOSELY. BE READY TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. NEVER DRIVE ACROSS A FLOODED ROAD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && $$
784 WGUS61 KBUF 251943 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 343 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 NYZ003>008-012>014-019>021-085-252045- /O.CAN.KBUF.FF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-140626T0700Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 343 PM EDT WED JUN 25 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND WESTERN NEW YORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 5:56 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Livingston, Ontario | 64 min |
| Jun 24, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 62 min |
| Jun 24, 5:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Ontario, Wayne | 44 min |
| Jun 24, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Ontario | 49 min |
| Jun 24, 5:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 54 min |
| Jun 24, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 57 min | |
| Jun 24, 6:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Wyoming | 56 min |
| Jun 24, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 57 min |
| Jun 24, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 51 min | |
| Jun 24, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 34 min | |
| Jun 24, 7:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 62 min |
| Jun 24, 7:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 52 min |
| Jun 24, 7:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 64 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Watches in New York, 2014Every flash flood watch in 2014
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.