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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2018, 4:53 PM EDT for Lewis County, New York. It was in force for 37 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, 4:53 PM EDT (20:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 14, 2018, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 24 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 65 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -77 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
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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, 2:53 PM EDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 2:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 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
Local storm report, Aug 14, 10:56 AM EDT, 5 hours 57 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Aug 14, 4:34 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
434 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0410 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 SE FAIRPORT 43.09N 77.43W
08/14/2018 M6.20 INCH MONROE NY COCORAHS
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EVENT NUMBER BUF1800561
ARSpecial weather statement, Aug 14, 4:53 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
453 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018
NYZ008-142130-
Lewis-
453 PM EDT TUE AUG 14 2018
...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY...
At 452 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from 15 miles northwest of Big Moose to 8
miles east of Lowville to 7 miles southeast of Whetstone Gulf State
Park. Movement was northwest at 10 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with these
storms.
Locations impacted include...
Lowville, Whetstone Gulf State Park, Denmark, New Bremen, Watson,
Martinsburg, Lyonsdale, Greig, Copenhagen and Croghan.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
LAT...LON 4373 7524 4359 7528 4361 7576 4387 7570
4397 7558 4397 7554 4400 7555 4401 7553
4401 7550 4403 7550 4405 7548 4393 7515
4387 7514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 112DEG 10KT 4392 7520 4376 7532 4364 7534
ChurchThe office that day
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, 8:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 64 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, 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.