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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2018, 6:50 PM EDT for Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 55 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 24, 2018, 6:50 PM EDT (22:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2018, 7:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Chautauqua County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 207 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1037 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 100 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
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 Jul 24, 5:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 5:21 PM EDT, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 451 AM EDT Tue Jul 24 2018 NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-250900- Niagara-Orleans-Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus- Southern Erie- 451 AM EDT Tue Jul 24 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Showers and thunderstorms late today and tonight could contain tropical downpours capable of producing localized poor drainage flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The threat for torrential downpours will persist into early Wednesday morning before the coverage of the heavier showers shifts to the east. .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 NYZ003>008-013-014-021-250900- Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis-Livingston- Ontario-Allegany- 451 AM EDT Tue Jul 24 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Showers and thunderstorms late today and tonight could contain tropical downpours capable of producing localized poor drainage flooding. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. The threat for torrential downpours will persist through the day Wednesday. While most areas will pick up an inch to an inch and a half of rain in a 24 to 36 hour period...significantly higher amounts will be possible where heavy showers and storms train over the same area. This could result in localized flooding. .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-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-250900- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo- 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- 451 AM EDT Tue Jul 24 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and Saint Lawrence River. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. 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 RSH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 24, 2:50 PM EDT, 4 hours before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
250 PM EDT TUE JUL 24 2018
NYZ006-007-241945-
Jefferson-Oswego-
250 PM EDT TUE JUL 24 2018
...A BAND OF HEAVY SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT CENTRAL JEFFERSON
AND NORTH CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTIES...
At 246 PM EDT, a band of heavy showers was located from near Mexico
to near Theresa, moving northeast at 25 mph.
Locations impacted include...
Watertown, Sandy Island Beach State Park, Fort Drum, Pulaski, Adams,
Glen Park, Selkirk Shores State Park, Mexico Point State Park, Adams
Center and Redwood.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 34 and 48.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these showers, and may cause
localized flooding and ponding of water on roadways. Motorists
should slow down if they encounter these heavy showers as visibility
will be greatly reduced in heavy rain. Do not drive your vehicle
through flooded roadways.
LAT...LON 4427 7556 4388 7582 4388 7584 4384 7584
4336 7615 4343 7632 4436 7577
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 205DEG 23KT 4400 7588
SmithSpecial weather statement, Jul 24, 6:50 PM 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 24, 2:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 7:08 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 4 hr |
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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.