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Special Marine Warning 56, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 28, 2016

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special marine warning at Aug 28, 2016, 5:21 PM EDT. It was in force for 54 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 28, 2016, 5:21 PM EDT (21:21 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2016, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
54 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 28, 4:49 PM EDT, 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 28, 4:49 PM EDT, 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 28, 2:24 PM EDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
224 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-291830-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
224 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A FEW THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING MAY
PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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-SLZ022-024-291830-
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-
224 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE
ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 28, 2:21 PM EDT, 3 hours before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
221 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

NYZ001-281900-
NIAGARA-
221 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL NIAGARA COUNTY...

AT 220 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SANBORN...OR 8
MILES WEST OF LOCKPORT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

WINDS IN EXCESS OF 35 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING A TORRENTIAL DOWNPOUR AS
WELL...CAPABLE OF GENERATING UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN IN 30 TO 40
MINUTES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOCKPORT...NEWFANE...BARKER...RANSOMVILLE...CAMBRIA CENTER...
GASPORT...MODEL CITY AND APPLETON.

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 4314 7901 4322 7904 4337 7849 4316 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 258DEG 31KT 4320 7886

RSH
Special weather statement, Aug 28, 3:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
304 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

NYZ001-281930-
NIAGARA-
304 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2016

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CENTRAL NIAGARA COUNTY...

AT 304 PM EDT...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SANBORN...OR 7
MILES WEST OF LOCKPORT...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.

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

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOCKPORT...SANBORN...RANSOMVILLE...WOLCOTTSVILLE...CAMBRIA CENTER...
GASPORT...PENDLETON CENTER...RAPIDS AND MODEL CITY.

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

LAT...LON 4310 7901 4324 7903 4327 7849 4310 7849
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 269DEG 43KT 4316 7885

RSH
Local storm report, Aug 28, 4:16 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 28, 4:28 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 28, 4:37 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara39 min
Aug 28, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara26 min
Aug 28, 3:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara43 min
Aug 28, 3:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans49 min

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.