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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 18, 2017, 2:02 AM EDT for Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 58 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
- Aug 18, 2017, 2:02 AM EDT (06:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 18, 2017, 3:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 164 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
- 245 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -24 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1160 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 390 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Aug 18, 1:38 AM EDT, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 18, 1:38 AM EDT, 24 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 534 AM EDT Thu Aug 17 2017 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-180945- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis- Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua- Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie- 534 AM EDT Thu Aug 17 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms on Friday could produce heavy rainfall and strong to damaging wind gusts. .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-SLZ022-024-180945- 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- 534 AM EDT Thu Aug 17 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 of widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Thunderstorms on Friday could produce heavy rainfall and strong to damaging wind gusts. .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 17, 8:33 PM EDT, 5 hours 29 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
833 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2017
NYZ019-180115-
Chautauqua-
833 PM EDT THU AUG 17 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...
At 832 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Westfield, or 22 miles southwest of Fredonia, moving northeast at 35
mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Dunkirk, Fredonia, Westfield, Lake Erie State Park, SUNY Fredonia,
Portland, Sheridan, Ripley, Stockton and Brocton.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 61 and 59.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4244 7950 4248 7947 4253 7939 4254 7934
4258 7927 4258 7923 4239 7911 4219 7976
4227 7976 4228 7973 4231 7977
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 242DEG 29KT 4228 7971
WelchLocal storm report, Aug 18, 12:22 AM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1222 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1021 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE LANGFORD 42.59N 78.83W
08/17/2017 ERIE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
2 STORY BARN AND SIGNS BLOWN OVER
&&
EVENT NUMBER BUF1701347
CHURCHSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 1:35 AM EDT, 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
135 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017
NYZ004-014-180600-
Ontario-Wayne-
135 AM EDT FRI AUG 18 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND
NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO COUNTIES...
At 133 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Victor, or 8
miles north of Canandaigua, moving northeast at 40 mph.
Wind gusts 40 to 50 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Newark, Marion, Lyons, Palmyra, Victor, Clifton Springs, Clyde,
Phelps, Farmington and Rose.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 44 and 43.
LAT...LON 4303 7745 4304 7744 4304 7737 4307 7737
4328 7694 4302 7679 4301 7696 4296 7697
4291 7738
TIME...MOT...LOC 0533Z 246DEG 33KT 4301 7733
ChurchSpecial weather statement, Aug 18, 2:02 AM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 42 min |
| Aug 17, 10:46 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 24 hr |
| Aug 17, 10:46 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 53 hr | |
| Aug 18, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 25 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.