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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 6, 2018, 2:01 PM EDT for Livingston County, Wyoming County, New York. It was in force for 44 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 6, 2018, 2:01 PM EDT (18:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 6, 2018, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Livingston County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:01 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, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 42 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
- 570 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1257 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
150
WWUS81 KBUF 061801
SPSBUF
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
201 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018
NYZ011>013-020-085-061845-
Cattaraugus-Livingston-Southern Erie-Wyoming-Genesee-
201 PM EDT MON AUG 6 2018
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN
CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHEASTERN ERIE...NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON AND
SOUTHEASTERN GENESEE COUNTIES...
At 157 PM EDT, a line of strong thunderstorms near Varysburg is
moving northeast at 30 mph. This line of storms is capable of
producing torrential rainfall and may cause localized flooding. Do
not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this line of storms.
Locations impacted include...
Geneseo, Letchworth State Park, Boston, Le Roy, Springville, Perry,
Warsaw, Colden, Mount Morris and Attica.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 390 between exits 6 and 7.
Interstate 90 near exit 47.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this line of
storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek
a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This line of storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local
radio stations and available television stations for additional
information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4266 7876 4278 7851 4278 7849 4279 7849
4305 7795 4304 7795 4304 7791 4302 7790
4299 7791 4299 7788 4266 7764 4252 7827
4252 7831 4251 7831 4244 7861
TIME...MOT...LOC 1757Z 240DEG 27KT 4269 7832
$$
ReynoldsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 62 min | |
| Aug 6, 2:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wyoming | 44 min |
| Aug 6, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 63 min | |
| Aug 6, 3:06 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario | 24 min |
| Aug 6, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 63 min | |
| Aug 6, 3:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe, Wayne | 58 min |
| Aug 6, 3:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 54 min |
| Aug 6, 3:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 41 min | |
| Aug 6, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 52 min | |
| Aug 6, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 4:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 41 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.