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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 13, 20174 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 13, 2017, 10:41 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 4 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 13, 2017, 10:41 AM EDT (14:41 UTC)
Expired
Jul 13, 2017, 2:45 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 13, 1:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ese Canandaigua, NYFLOODED SECTIONS OF RT 5/20
Jul 13, 1:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD3 Ese Canandaigua, NYWATER BUCKLED PAVEMENT ON SMITH RD
Jul 13, 1:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODBloomfield, NYROADS CLOSED IN BLOOMFIELD
Jul 13, 1:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODGeneva, NYNUMEROUS ROADS FLOOODED
Jul 13, 1:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODGeneva, NYRT 6 IN GENEVA... PARTIAL FLOODING
Jul 13, 1:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODVictor, NYROAD CLOSED IN VICTOR

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 119 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 2017-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 290 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2017-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
290 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-42 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
636 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.2

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The text

As transmitted.

574 
WGUS51 KBUF 131441
FFWBUF
NYC051-055-069-117-131845-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0005.170713T1441Z-170713T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1041 AM EDT THU JUL 13 2017

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Wayne County in western New York...
  Eastern Livingston County in western New York...
  Southeastern Monroe County in western New York...
  Ontario County in western New York...

* Until 245 PM EDT.

* At 1040 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Flash flooding is expected to 
  begin shortly. Most areas will receive one to two inches of 
  rain...with some sites picking up as much as 3 inches.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Irondequoit, Geneva, Canandaigua, East Rochester, Webster, 
  Fairport, Clifton Springs, Fairville, Newark and Brighton.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 45 and 42.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4258 7765 4325 7754 4324 7679 4302 7680
      4301 7696 4276 7697 4276 7731 4267 7737
      4258 7737

$$

RSH
1 follow-up statement
957 
WGUS71 KBUF 131559
FFSBUF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1159 AM EDT THU JUL 13 2017

NYC051-055-069-117-131845-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170713T1845Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wayne NY-Livingston NY-Monroe NY-Ontario NY-
1159 AM EDT THU JUL 13 2017

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM EDT FOR
WAYNE...EASTERN LIVINGSTON...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND ONTARIO
COUNTIES...

At 1158 AM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy
rain across the warned area. Up to one inch of rain has already 
fallen with an additional one to two inches of rain possible. Flash 
flooding is expected to begin shortly.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Irondequoit, Geneva, Canandaigua, East Rochester, Webster, 
lyons, Fairport and Brighton.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 45 and 42.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, country roads, farmland, and other low lying
spots.

A Flash Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or occurring.
If you are in the warned area move to higher ground immediately.
Residents living along streams and creeks should take immediate
precautions to protect life and property.

&&

LAT...LON 4258 7765 4325 7754 4324 7679 4302 7680
      4301 7696 4276 7697 4276 7731 4267 7737
      4258 7737

$$

RSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 11:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans36 min
Jul 13, 12:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario55 min
Jul 13, 3:58 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF10 hr
Jul 13, 9:29 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee31 min
Jul 13, 9:49 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario and 2 more4 hr
Jul 13, 10:18 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFErie, Livingston, Wyoming4 hr
Jul 13, 1:42 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario and 2 more6 hr
Jul 13, 1:43 PM EDTRiver Flood WarningBUFErie, Wyoming9 hr
Jul 13, 2:09 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFErie, Livingston, Wyoming6 hr
Jul 13, 2:41 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne3 hr
Jul 13, 6:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus65 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.