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Special Marine Warning 51, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 18, 2016

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at Aug 18, 2016, 8:22 AM EDT. It was in force for 83 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 18, 2016, 8:22 AM EDT (12:22 UTC)
Expired
Aug 18, 2016, 9:45 AM EDT
In force
83 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 marine warning went out at Aug 18, 7:39 AM EDT, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 7:39 AM EDT, 43 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 18, 4:18 AM EDT, 4 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
418 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-190915-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
418 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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-SLZ022-024-190915-
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-
418 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

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

JJR

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 18, 3:26 AM EDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
326 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

NYZ012-019-020-085-180815-
SOUTHERN ERIE-CATTARAUGUS-CHAUTAUQUA-WYOMING-
326 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...A LINE OF SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHERN ERIE...
NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING AND NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA
COUNTIES...

AT 324 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BOSTON TO NEAR RIPLEY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST
AT JUST 15 TO 20 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
DUNKIRK...FREDONIA...BOSTON...EDEN...SPRINGVILLE...COLDEN...
WESTFIELD...GOWANDA...SILVER CREEK AND ASHFORD.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 61 AND 58.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. SIMILAR STORMS SINCE MIDNIGHT HAVE
PRODUCED UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IN UNDER AN HOURS TIME. DO NOT DRIVE
YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.

LAT...LON 4228 7973 4230 7976 4265 7894 4269 7830
      4219 7835 4225 7976 4227 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 0724Z 255DEG 13KT 4262 7870 4229 7981

RSH
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 4:34 AM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
434 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

NYZ019-020-180930-
CATTARAUGUS-CHAUTAUQUA-
434 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS AND
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES...

AT 433 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR NORTH EAST TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF
GOWANDA. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 20 TO 25 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JAMESTOWN...FREDONIA...SALAMANCA...ALLEGANY STATE PARK...WESTFIELD...
FALCONER...ASHFORD...FRANKLINVILLE...
MAYVILLE AND LONG POINT STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 61 AND 60.
 INTERSTATE 86 BETWEEN EXITS 4 AND 16...AND BETWEEN EXITS 20 AND 21...
AND NEAR EXIT 27.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES THAT SOME OF THESE
STORMS HAVE ALREADY PRODUCED MORE THAN AN INCH AND HALF OF RAIN IN
LESS THAN AN HOUR FOR SOME AREAS.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 4243 7953 4241 7834 4210 7833 4213 7976
      4227 7976 4228 7973 4231 7977
TIME...MOT...LOC 0833Z 269DEG 23KT 4229 7981 4228 7902

RSH
Special weather statement, Aug 18, 5:40 AM EDT, 2 hours 42 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
540 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

NYZ019-020-181045-
CATTARAUGUS-CHAUTAUQUA-
540 AM EDT THU AUG 18 2016

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CATTARAUGUS AND CENTRAL
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES...

AT 539 AM EDT...RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR NORTH EAST TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ASHFORD. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...SALAMANCA...ALLEGANY STATE PARK...WESTFIELD...
LAKEWOOD...FALCONER...ASHFORD...ALLEGANY AND FRANKLINVILLE.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 INTERSTATE 90 NEAR EXIT 61.
 INTERSTATE 86 BETWEEN EXITS 4 AND 27.

TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING. STORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREA EARLY
THIS MORNING HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING IN EXCESS OF 2 INCHES OF
RAIN. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.

LAT...LON 4245 7833 4209 7834 4208 7976 4227 7976
      4228 7973 4231 7977
TIME...MOT...LOC 0939Z 266DEG 35KT 4225 7983 4222 7855

RSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 18, 2:13 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie62 min
Aug 18, 2:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua74 min
Aug 18, 3:26 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua49 min
Aug 18, 4:34 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua56 min
Aug 18, 4:59 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFChautauqua4 hr
Aug 18, 5:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua65 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in New York, 2016Every special marine warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.