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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2017, 9:14 AM EDT for Erie County, New York. It was in force for 31 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
- Jul 7, 2017, 9:14 AM EDT (13:14 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2017, 9:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 31 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 39 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:17 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, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 39 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
- 1483 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 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 Jul 7, 6:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 6:50 AM EDT, 2 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 441 AM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 NYZ001>003-008-010>014-021-080845- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Lewis-Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming- Livingston-Ontario-Allegany- 441 AM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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 NYZ004>007-080845- Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson- 441 AM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lakeshore Flood Watch. .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 NYZ019-020-085-080845- Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Southern Erie- 441 AM EDT Fri Jul 7 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. There is a slight risk for strong to severe thunderstorms this afternoon and early evening, with damaging winds and hail possible in a few of these storms. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. 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-SLZ022-024-080845- 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- 441 AM EDT Fri Jul 7 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...Saturday through Thursday. 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, Jul 7, 9:14 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 4:38 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | Cayuga, Jefferson, Oswego, Wayne | 24 hr |
| Jul 7, 9:06 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 24 min | |
| Jul 7, 9:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Wyoming | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 11:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany | 40 min |
| Jul 7, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany | 54 min |
| Jul 7, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 55 min |
| Jul 7, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 59 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.