Alert archive / New York / Flash Flood Warnings in 2015
Flash Flood Warning 14, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 14, 2015, 9:50 AM EDT for Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It was in force for 4 hr. 3 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
- Jul 14, 2015, 9:50 AM EDT (13:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2015, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 10:10 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Stockton, NY | RT 380 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. |
| Jul 14, 10:21 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Cassadaga, NY | RT 60 FROM 83 IN POMFRET TO BARD RD CLOSED. |
| Jul 14, 10:30 AM EDT | FLASH FLOOD | Leon, NY | RT 62 FLOODED NEAR DREDGE RD. |
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 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 61 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
- 63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -100 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 862 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
027
WGUS51 KBUF 141350
FFWBUF
NYC009-013-029-141745-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0014.150714T1350Z-150714T1745Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
950 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 145 PM EDT
* AT 946 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 3
INCHES. THIS WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING IN SOME AREAS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...
SALAMANCA...SPRINGVILLE...GOWANDA...ASHFORD...ASHFORD HOLLOW...EAST
CONCORD...CONCORD AND COLLINS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE.
TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD
DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES.
&&
LAT...LON 4261 7849 4214 7846 4221 7942 4236 7944
4251 7914
$$
APFFEL2 follow-up statements
789 WGUS71 KBUF 141458 FFSBUF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1058 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015 NYC013-029-141502- /O.CAN.KBUF.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150714T1745Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ ERIE NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY- 1058 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE AND NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED...AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. PLEASE CONTINUE TO HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES. LAT...LON 4214 7846 4218 7898 4241 7898 4250 7848 $$ NYC009-141745- /O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150714T1745Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CATTARAUGUS NY- 1058 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... AT 1052 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA AND WILL PRODUCE 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...WITH LOCALIZE AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3 INCHES. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING FLASH FLOODING. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE... SALAMANCA...ASHFORD...ASHFORD HOLLOW...GREAT VALLEY...NEW ALBION... NAPOLI...LITTLE VALLEY AND DELEVAN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND NOW. ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT YOUR LIFE. TURN AROUND...DONT DROWN WHEN ENCOUNTERING FLOODED ROADS. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN VEHICLES. && LAT...LON 4214 7846 4218 7898 4241 7898 4250 7848 $$ REYNOLDS
455 WGUS71 KBUF 141547 FFSBUF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1147 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015 NYC009-141556- /O.CAN.KBUF.FF.W.0014.000000T0000Z-150714T1745Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ CATTARAUGUS NY- 1147 AM EDT TUE JUL 14 2015 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED AND FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO POSE A THREAT. LAT...LON 4214 7846 4218 7898 4241 7898 4250 7848 $$ REYNOLDS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 11:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 92 min |
| Jul 14, 12:20 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 4 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:03 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 6 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:10 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 21 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:16 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 35 hr | |
| Jul 14, 8:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 20 min |
| Jul 14, 9:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 23 min |
| Jul 14, 9:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 18 min |
| Jul 14, 1:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 2:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cattaraugus | 50 min |
| Jul 14, 2:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 63 min |
| Jul 14, 3:04 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 67 min |
| Jul 14, 3:52 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston, Wyoming | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 4:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston, Wyoming | 34 min |
| Jul 14, 4:19 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Allegany | 26 min |
| Jul 14, 5:24 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 5 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:51 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 3 hr |
Nearby
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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.