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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at May 28, 2017, 3:57 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 78 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 28, 2017, 3:57 PM EDT (19:57 UTC)
- Expired
- May 28, 2017, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 78 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 92 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1454 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 May 28, 3:05 PM EDT, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 28, 3:05 PM EDT, 52 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, May 28, 4:24 AM EDT, 11 hours 33 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 424 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-290830- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis- Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua- Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie- 424 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017 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...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-SLZ022-024-290830- 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- 424 AM EDT Sun May 28 2017 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...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, May 28, 3:57 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
357 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
NYZ019-020-282115-
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-
357 PM EDT SUN MAY 28 2017
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE INTO CATTARAUGUS AND CHAUTAUQUA
COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...
At 347 PM EDT, an area of strong thunderstorm was located across far
northwester Pennsylvania. These storms are moving northeast at
about 25 mph, and will reach the New York state line 415 PM and then
move northeastward across the Western Southern Tier through early
evening.
These storms may contain small hail, and wind gusts to 40 mph. Also,
frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Boaters, or those located outdoors should seek a safe shelter inside
a building or vehicle.
Locations impacted include...
Jamestown, Olean, Salamanca, Allegany State Park, Lakewood, Falconer,
Ashford, Allegany, Franklinville and Chautauqua Lake.
This includes Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 27.
LAT...LON 4217 7976 4240 7924 4238 7831 4200 7831
4200 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 236DEG 25KT 4186 8015
ApffelThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cattaraugus | 34 min |
| May 28, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cattaraugus | 55 min |
| May 28, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 49 min |
| May 28, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming | 47 min |
| May 28, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie | 45 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.