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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 24, 2014, 3:58 PM EDT for Genesee County, New York. It was in force for 62 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
- Jun 24, 2014, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Genesee County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:59 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 27 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.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 Jun 24, 3:54 PM EDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 24, 3:54 PM EDT, 4 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 24, 11:41 AM EDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1141 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 NYZ004>008-014-251545- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO- 1141 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT WITHIN A MOISTURE RICH AIRMASS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THIS COULD CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED FLOODING...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS AND AT SITES WITH POOR DRAINAGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A SULTRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO FEED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY...KEEPING THE RISK IN PLACE FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR FLOOD RELATED ISSUES WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. .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-SLZ022-024-251545- 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- 1141 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES. MARINERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY WILL KEEP THE THREAT IN PLACE FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES. MARINERS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORM BASED SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS. .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 NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-251545- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 1141 AM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 ...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. FLASH FLOOD WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A SULTRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO FEED SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY...KEEPING THE RISK IN PLACE FOR LOCALIZED FLOODING. THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR FLOOD RELATED ISSUES WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. .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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 24, 3:58 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 358 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 NYZ010>012-085-242100- ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-WYOMING NY- 358 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2014 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA... * AT 350 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN DIAMETER...VERY HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTH OF EAST AURORA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY INCLUDE... WALES CENTER... MARILLA... VARYSBURG... BENNINGTON... DARIEN AND ATTICA... CORFU... ALEXANDER... EAST PEMBROKE... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. LAT...LON 4306 7829 4293 7805 4257 7856 4269 7874 MITCHELL
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, 11:32 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 28 hr |
| 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
Special Weather Statements in New York, 2014Every special weather statement 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.