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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

May 18, 2015Cattaraugus County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at May 18, 2015, 6:27 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 48 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: May 18, 2015, 6:27 PM EDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired: May 18, 2015, 7:15 PM EDT
In force: 48 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY

County Cattaraugus County, NY

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 18, 4:39 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BUF		63 hr
May 18, 1:38 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Cayuga	37 min
May 18, 2:22 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Oswego	38 min
May 18, 4:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Oswego	53 min
May 18, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Wayne	36 min
May 18, 5:33 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Chautauqua	57 min
May 18, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus	66 min
May 18, 7:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston	54 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New York, 2015 Every special weather statement in 2015

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.