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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 18, 2015Ontario County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2015, 3:38 PM EDT for Ontario County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2015, 3:38 PM EDT (19:38 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2015, 6:30 PM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:41 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 122 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2015-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 234 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2015-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
234 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-64 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1139 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Aug 18, 3:14 PM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 3:14 PM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 10:53 AM EDT, 4 hours 45 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1053 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-191500-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
1053 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY WILL
GENERATE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME OF WHICH WILL
INCLUDE SLOW MOVING DOWNPOURS. SINCE THERE WILL BE THE RISK FOR
MULTIPLE SLOW MOVING DOWNPOURS TO MOVE OVER THE SAME AREA
(TRAINING STORMS)...AND THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK FOR
LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL...WITH
SOUTH TO NORTH MOVING STORMS TRACKING OVER THE SAME AREAS POSSIBLY
LEADING TO SOME FLASH FLOODING. THIS RISK COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH...
OVER A LARGE ENOUGH AREA...TO WARRANT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN A
LATER FORECAST PACKAGE.

.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

NYZ006>008-191500-
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
1053 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE CHANCE FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO
REGION LATE THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL...WITH SOUTH TO NORTH MOVING STORMS TRACKING
OVER THE SAME AREAS POSSIBLY LEADING TO SOME FLASH FLOODING. THIS
RISK COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH...OVER A LARGE ENOUGH AREA...TO WARRANT
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN A LATER FORECAST PACKAGE.

.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-SLZ022-024-191500-
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-
1053 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

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 OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

THE PROBABILITY OF 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>005-013-014-021-191500-
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
1053 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY 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 SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK DURING THE
DAY THURSDAY. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND AHEAD
OF THIS FRONT WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL...WITH
SOUTH TO NORTH MOVING STORMS TRACKING OVER THE SAME AREAS POSSIBLY
LEADING TO SOME FLASH FLOODING. THIS RISK COULD BE HIGH ENOUGH...
OVER A LARGE ENOUGH AREA...TO WARRANT A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN A
LATER FORECAST PACKAGE.

.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, Aug 18, 11:13 AM EDT, 4 hours 25 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1113 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

NYZ010-085-181545-
NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE-
1113 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY...

AT 1112 AM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER EAST AURORA...MOVING
NORTHWEST AT 20 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BUFFALO...CHEEKTOWAGA...WEST SENECA...CLARENCE...LACKAWANNA...
DEPEW...AMHERST...LANCASTER...EAST AURORA AND WILLIAMSVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 56 AND 49.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 4293 7890 4303 7860 4273 7848 4266 7872
      4283 7886 4284 7886 4286 7887 4286 7888
      4288 7888 4288 7889 4290 7890
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 156DEG 17KT 4277 7865

MITCHELL
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 2:46 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
246 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

NYZ006-181945-
OSWEGO-
246 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTY...

AT 244 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS OVER BREWERTON MOVING
NORTH AT 15 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CENTRAL SQUARE...HASTINGS...CONSTANTIA...WEST MONROE...PALERMO...
AMBOY...PARISH...MALLORY...SAND RIDGE AND PENNELLVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 32 AND 33.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY CAUSE
LOCALIZED FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4319 7602 4320 7604 4320 7608 4323 7610
      4324 7616 4327 7620 4324 7621 4320 7621
      4323 7625 4322 7627 4323 7627 4324 7626
      4324 7627 4341 7633 4342 7596
TIME...MOT...LOC 1844Z 177DEG 13KT 4322 7614

REYNOLDS
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 3:38 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
338 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

NYZ003-004-013-014-182230-
ONTARIO-LIVINGSTON-MONROE-WAYNE-
338 PM EDT TUE AUG 18 2015

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWN POURS WILL AFFECT
EASTERN MONROE...WAYNE AND ONTARIO COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH TORRENTIAL DOWN POURS WILL CONTINUE TO
DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THESE STORMS WILL SLOWLY
MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA AND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES
IN EXCESS OF AN INCH PER HOUR OR MORE IN A VERY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THESE
RAINFALL RATES WILL QUICKLY PRODUCE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING IN SOME LOCATIONS. DRIVER ARE URGED TO NOT DRIVE YOUR
VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS AND OR ATTEMPT TO WADE THROUGH ANY FLOODED AREAS.

LAT...LON 4324 7755 4327 7742 4329 7715 4327 7695
      4334 7674 4302 7674 4301 7696 4276 7697
      4276 7731 4267 7737 4258 7737 4258 7752
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 177DEG 12KT 4310 7681

REYNOLDS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 10:42 AM EDTFlash Flood WatchBUFAllegany, Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne9 hr
Aug 18, 11:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie32 min
Aug 18, 2:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego59 min
Aug 18, 2:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego42 min
Aug 18, 3:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFOntario3 hr
Aug 18, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego66 min
Aug 18, 4:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego53 min
Aug 18, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne61 min
Aug 18, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF59 min
Aug 18, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis45 min
Aug 18, 7:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson29 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in New York, 2015Every 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.