Alert archive / New York / Flood Watches in 2015
Flood Watch 4, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flood watch at May 31, 2015, 1:31 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It took effect at May 31, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 2015, 1:31 PM EDT (17:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 31, 2015, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jun 1, 2015, 4:20 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Livingston County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:34 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, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 555 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
596 WGUS61 KBUF 311731 FFABUF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 131 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 NYZ004-012>014-010145- /O.NEW.KBUF.FA.A.0004.150601T0000Z-150601T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 131 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...WAYNE AND WYOMING. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. THIS RAIN WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT FOR MOST OF THE REGION DUE TO RECENT DRY CONDITIONS...HOWEVER A CORRIDOR FROM WYOMING COUNTY INTO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN FINGER LAKES ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. SOILS ARE SATURATED IN THIS AREA...AND THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL IN AREAS WHERE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$ HITCHCOCK
3 follow-up statements
860 WGUS61 KBUF 311953 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 353 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 NYZ004-012>014-010400- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0004.150601T0000Z-150601T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 353 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...WAYNE AND WYOMING. * FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. THIS RAIN WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT FOR MOST OF THE AREA DUE TO RECENT DRY CONDITIONS...HOWEVER A CORRIDOR FROM WYOMING COUNTY INTO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN FINGER LAKES ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. SOILS ARE SATURATED IN THIS AREA...AND THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL IN AREAS WHERE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$ HITCHCOCK
125 WGUS61 KBUF 010306 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1106 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 NYZ004-012>014-011115- /O.CON.KBUF.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-150601T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1106 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT MONDAY... THE FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR * A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...WAYNE AND WYOMING. * UNTIL 11 AM EDT MONDAY. * AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND 1.5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION. THIS RAIN WILL HAVE LITTLE IMPACT FOR MOST OF THE AREA DUE TO RECENT DRY CONDITIONS...HOWEVER A CORRIDOR FROM WYOMING COUNTY INTO THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN FINGER LAKES ALREADY RECEIVED HEAVY RAINFALL FROM THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY EVENING. SOILS ARE SATURATED IN THIS AREA...AND THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. * EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM THE HEAVY RAINFALL IN AREAS WHERE GROUND IS ALREADY SATURATED MAY RESULT IN FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON CURRENT FORECASTS. YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES && $$ RSH
635 WGUS61 KBUF 010820 FFABUF FLOOD WATCH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 420 AM EDT MON JUN 1 2015 NYZ004-012>014-010930- /O.CAN.KBUF.FA.A.0004.000000T0000Z-150601T1500Z/ /00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/ WAYNE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 419 AM EDT MON JUN 1 2015 ...FLOOD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE FLOOD WATCH FOR A PORTION OF WESTERN NEW YORK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ALTHOUGH STEADY RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS THE WATCH AREA...RAINFALL RATES AND DRY SOIL CONDITIONS HAVE LIMITED RUNOFF. THERE MAY BE MINOR PONDING OF WATER ON ROADWAYS AND LOWLANDS THIS MORNING...BUT WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED. $$ APFFEL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 9:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 65 min |
Nearby
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.