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Flash Flood Warning 5, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 19, 2019Livingston County, Wyoming County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jun 19, 2019, 9:10 PM EDT for Livingston County, Wyoming County, New York. It was in force for 3 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
Jun 19, 2019, 9:10 PM EDT (01:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2019, 12:15 AM EDT
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Livingston County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 89 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:12 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 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 86 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 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 00:00Z on 2019-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 41 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1260 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

587 
WGUS51 KBUF 200110
FFWBUF
NYC051-121-200415-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0005.190620T0110Z-190620T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
910 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Eastern Wyoming County in western New York...
  Livingston County in western New York...

* Until 1215 AM EDT.

* At 908 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...
  Geneseo, Dansville, Letchworth State Park, Perry, Mount Morris, 
  Conesus, Portageville, Hemlock and Groveland.

 This includes Interstate 390 between exits 4 and 7.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

&&

LAT...LON 4247 7784 4252 7784 4252 7811 4281 7817
      4281 7759 4276 7759 4276 7761 4268 7760
      4267 7759 4258 7759 4258 7766 4253 7766
      4253 7772 4247 7772

$$

Thomas
2 follow-up statements
726 
WGUS71 KBUF 200215
FFSBUF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1015 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

NYC051-121-200415-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190620T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wyoming NY-Livingston NY-
1015 PM EDT Wed Jun 19 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 AM EDT FOR
EASTERN WYOMING AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES...

At 1008 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy thunderstorms have 
moved north of the warned area, with lighter trailing showers over 
the warned area. Up to two inches of rain have already fallen. Flash 
flooding is expected to begin shortly. Even as the heavy rain 
subsides, runoff from these storms will continue to fill creeks and 
streams this evening, possibly to over bankfull.

Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Geneseo, Dansville, Letchworth State Park, Perry, Mount Morris,
Conesus, Portageville, Hemlock, Groveland and Springwater.

 This includes Interstate 390 between exits 4 and 7.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

In hilly terrain there are hundreds of low water crossings which are
potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to cross flooded
roads. Find an alternate route.

&&

LAT...LON 4247 7784 4252 7784 4252 7803 4258 7807
      4281 7810 4281 7759 4276 7759 4276 7761
      4268 7760 4267 7759 4258 7759 4258 7766
      4253 7766 4253 7772 4247 7772

$$

Thomas
078 
WGUS71 KBUF 200416
FFSBUF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1216 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

NYC051-121-200425-
/O.EXP.KBUF.FF.W.0005.000000T0000Z-190620T0415Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Wyoming NY-Livingston NY-
1216 AM EDT Thu Jun 20 2019

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR EASTERN WYOMING AND LIVINGSTON
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

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

LAT...LON 4247 7784 4252 7784 4252 7803 4258 7807
      4281 7810 4281 7759 4276 7759 4276 7761
      4268 7760 4267 7759 4258 7759 4258 7766
      4253 7766 4253 7772 4247 7772

$$

HSK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 11:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF46 min
Jun 19, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe45 min
Jun 19, 11:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF55 min
Jun 20, 8:38 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFMonroe, Ontario, Wayne4 hr
Jun 20, 9:37 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFOntario, Wayne3 hr
Jun 20, 10:24 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston, Ontario3 hr
Jun 20, 10:38 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego3 hr
Jun 20, 11:31 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFOswego4 hr
Jun 20, 12:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego37 min
Jun 20, 2:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua8 hr
Jun 20, 2:26 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFMonroe23 hr
Jun 20, 3:29 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFOswego18 hr

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.