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Flash Flood Warning 11, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 5, 2019Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 5, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 2 hr. 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 5, 2019, 3:00 PM EDT (19:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2019, 5:21 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 7.0 hours before the alert went out and 99 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2019-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 232 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2019-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
232 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
899 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

662 
WGUS51 KBUF 051900
FFWBUF
NYC009-013-052300-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0011.190705T1900Z-190705T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
300 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southwestern Cattaraugus County in western New York...
  Chautauqua County in western New York...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 300 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing
  heavy rain across the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have
  already fallen. Flash flooding is expected to begin shortly.

* Some locations that will experience flooding include...
  Jamestown, Allegany State Park, Lakewood, Falconer, Mayville,
  Clymer, Long Point State Park, Jamestown West, Findley Lake and
  Chautauqua Institute.

 This includes Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 18.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4220 7976 4243 7925 4227 7882 4200 7882
      4200 7976

$$

Apffel
2 follow-up statements
478 
WGUS71 KBUF 052056
FFSBUF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
456 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019

NYC009-052102-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190705T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cattaraugus NY-
456 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

Flooding is no longer expected to pose a threat. Please continue to
heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4231 7953 4218 7942 4200 7950 4200 7976
      4220 7976

$$

NYC013-052300-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190705T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chautauqua NY-
456 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...

At 452 PM EDT, radar indicated that heavy rain has ended for 
portions of the area, but that there is heavy rain along the far 
southwestern corner of Chautauqua County. Up to two inches of rain 
have already fallen. Any additional rainfall will cause additional 
flash flooding near the Pennsylvania state line.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Sherman and Panama.

This includes Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 7.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 4231 7953 4218 7942 4200 7950 4200 7976
      4220 7976

$$

Apffel
302 
WGUS71 KBUF 052121
FFSBUF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
521 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019

NYC013-052131-
/O.CAN.KBUF.FF.W.0011.000000T0000Z-190705T2300Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Chautauqua NY-
521 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 4231 7953 4218 7942 4200 7950 4200 7976
      4220 7976

$$

Apffel

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 4:21 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryBUFCayuga, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and 1 more14 hr
Jul 5, 11:05 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUFMonroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wayne22 hr
Jul 5, 12:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua54 min
Jul 5, 1:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe52 min
Jul 5, 1:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua64 min
Jul 5, 2:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe, Wayne58 min
Jul 5, 2:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua61 min
Jul 5, 2:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne101 min
Jul 5, 4:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOntario35 min
Jul 5, 5:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans45 min
Jul 5, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis36 min

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in New York, 2019Every flash flood warning in 2019

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.