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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 13, 2014Chautauqua County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2014, 7:17 AM EDT for Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 13, 2014, 7:17 AM EDT (11:17 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2014, 7:45 AM EDT
In force
28 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

County Chautauqua County, NY

The radar

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The text

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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 Jul 13, 4:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 13, 4:34 AM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 13, 5:08 AM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
508 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2014

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-140915-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
508 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE. RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD LIKELY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND FAST...SIGNIFICANT RISES TO
SMALLER TRIBUTARIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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

NYZ003>008-013-014-021-140915-
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
508 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE REGION TODAY WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...WITH AMOUNTS OF UP TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE. RAINFALL OF THIS MAGNITUDE WOULD LIKELY LEAD TO
LOCALIZED POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING AND FAST...SIGNIFICANT RISES TO
SMALLER TRIBUTARIES.

THERE WILL ALSO BE THE RISK THAT ANY THUNDERSTORM LATER THIS
AFTERNOON COULD PRODUCE STRONG GUSTY WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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-SLZ022-024-140915-
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-
508 AM EDT SUN JUL 13 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE
ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.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

RSH

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 13, 7:17 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 10:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie, Genesee59 min
Jul 13, 11:05 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus40 min
Jul 13, 12:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF59 min
Jul 13, 1:10 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFErie, Genesee3 hr
Jul 13, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie, Wyoming63 min
Jul 13, 2:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston, Wyoming55 min
Jul 13, 3:30 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany45 min
Jul 13, 3:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus57 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.