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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2018, 8:41 AM EDT for Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 64 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 14, 2018, 8:41 AM EDT (12:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2018, 9:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:43 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, 0.7 hours before the alert went out and 177 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1188 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 14, 7:00 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 7:00 AM EDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 511 AM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-150915- Niagara-Orleans-Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus- Southern Erie- 511 AM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .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 NYZ003>008-013-014-021-150915- Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis-Livingston- Ontario-Allegany- 511 AM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Showers and scattered thunderstorms will continue today. A few storms may produce locally heavy rainfall, with isolated flooding possible. .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 LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-150915- 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- 511 AM EDT Tue Aug 14 2018 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...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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:24 AM EDT, 3 hours 17 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
524 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018
NYZ004>006-014-141015-
Ontario-Oswego-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-
524 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018
...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
EASTERN WAYNE...CAYUGA...SOUTHWESTERN OSWEGO AND EASTERN ONTARIO
COUNTIES...
At 520 AM EDT, an area of heavy rain and isolated embedded
thunderstorms was located over Montezuma, or 8 miles north of Seneca
Falls. The area of heavy rain was drifting slowly southwest.
Locations impacted include...
Oswego, Geneva, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Lyons, Clyde, Weedsport,
Cato, Chimney Bluffs State Park, Battle Island State Park and
Sterling.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 42 and 40.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this shower, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
LAT...LON 4330 7703 4345 7640 4303 7655 4301 7696
4287 7696 4287 7698 4283 7698
TIME...MOT...LOC 0920Z 070DEG 4KT 4303 7674
TMASpecial weather statement, Aug 14, 6:20 AM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
620 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018
NYZ004-005-014-141115-
Ontario-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-
620 AM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018
...AN AREA OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT
WAYNE...CAYUGA AND NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO COUNTIES...
At 616 AM EDT, an area of heavy rain and isolated embedded
thunderstorms was located over Lyons, or 13 miles northwest of
Waterloo. The area of heavy rain was drifting slowly southwest.
Locations impacted include...
Geneva, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Newark, Lyons, Clifton Springs,
Clyde, Phelps, Sodus, Rushville and Chimney Bluffs State Park.
This includes Interstate 90 near exit 42.
Torrential rainfall is occurring within this area, and may cause
poor drainage and field flooding, and ponding of water of roadways.
Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
LAT...LON 4329 7717 4335 7670 4303 7671 4301 7696
4287 7696 4286 7698 4276 7698 4276 7723
TIME...MOT...LOC 1016Z 058DEG 7KT 4308 7697
TMASpecial weather statement, Aug 14, 7:21 AM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 5:24 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cayuga | 51 min |
| Aug 14, 6:20 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 55 min |
| Aug 14, 7:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 54 min |
| Aug 14, 8:17 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 58 min |
| Aug 14, 9:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 5 hr |
| Aug 14, 1:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | Monroe | 20 hr |
| Aug 14, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 63 min |
| Aug 14, 3:34 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Oswego | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Oswego | 3 hr |
| Aug 14, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 37 min |
| Aug 14, 5:27 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 48 min |
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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.