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Lakeshore Flood Warning 5, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 2, 20197 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lakeshore flood warning at Jun 2, 2019, 3:49 AM EDT for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at Jun 2, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 34 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 2, 2019, 3:49 AM EDT (07:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jun 2, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT
Expired
Jun 4, 2019, 3:54 AM EDT
In force
34 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 132 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Pittsburgh, PA (KAGC), launched 00:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 402 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, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2019-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 525 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Pittsburgh, PA at 00:00Z on 2019-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 114 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
525 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-76 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1507 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
114 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
2.7

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this lakeshore flood warning 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 lakeshore flood warning went out at Jun 2, 1:58 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 1:58 AM EDT, 1 hour 51 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 1, 4:20 AM EDT, 23 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
420 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2019

NYZ007-008-010>014-019>021-085-020900-
Jefferson-Lewis-Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie-
420 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

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

NYZ001>006-020900-
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-
420 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2019

...LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north
central New York.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Lakeshore Flood Watch.

.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-SLZ022-024-020900-
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-
420 AM EDT Sat Jun 1 2019

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...Sunday through Friday.

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

JJR

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 1, 10:16 PM EDT, 5 hours 33 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 1, 10:21 PM EDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1021 PM EDT SAT JUN 01 2019

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0328 PM     HAIL             JAMESTOWN               42.10N  79.24W
06/01/2019  E0.75 INCH       CHAUTAUQUA         NY   SOCIAL MEDIA

0400 PM     FLOOD            JAMESTOWN               42.10N  79.24W
06/01/2019                   CHAUTAUQUA         NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL UNDERPASSES FLOODED ON THE WEST SIDE OF
            JAMESTOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.

0430 PM     FLASH FLOOD      JAMESTOWN               42.10N  79.24W
06/01/2019                   CHAUTAUQUA         NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ON FAIRMONT AVE IN LAKEWOOD, 8TH AND MONROE,
            CHAUTAUQUA MALL BLVD, AND ROUTE 394 WAS CLOSED DUE TO
            FLOODING.

0445 PM     FLASH FLOOD      BRADFORD JUNCTION       42.10N  78.63W
06/01/2019                   CATTARAUGUS        NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            COUNTY SHERIFF REPORTS WATER ON RT 219 BETWEEN
            LIMESTONE AND CARROLLTON. LOCATION APPROXIMATED.

0515 PM     FLASH FLOOD      2 ESE VANDALIA          42.09N  78.55W
06/01/2019                   CATTARAUGUS        NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING ON BIRCH ROAD.

0611 PM     TSTM WND DMG     STOCKTON                42.32N  79.36W
06/01/2019                   CHAUTAUQUA         NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN.

0612 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 WNW WEST ELLERY       42.20N  79.41W
06/01/2019                   CHAUTAUQUA         NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN.

0627 PM     TSTM WND DMG     JAMESTOWN               42.10N  79.24W
06/01/2019                   CHAUTAUQUA         NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN. TREE DOWN ON
            NORTH MAIN ST. SOME TREES UPROOTED AND DAMAGE TO ONE
            HOUSE.

&&

EVENT NUMBER BUF1901346 BUF1901347 BUF1901353 BUF1901348 BUF1901349
BUF1901351 BUF1901350 BUF1901352

KRA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 1, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego33 min
Jun 1, 9:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis47 min
Jun 2, 4:20 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF45 hr

Nearby

Lakeshore Flood Warnings in New York, 2019Every lakeshore 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.