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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 7, 2020, 6:31 PM EDT for Allegany County, New York. It was in force for 29 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
- Jul 7, 2020, 6:31 PM EDT (22:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Allegany County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 116 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1520 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 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 Jul 7, 5:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 7, 5:27 PM EDT, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 503 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-080915- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Northern Erie- Genesee-Livingston-Ontario- 503 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Heat Advisory. .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 NYZ012-019>021-085-080915- Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie- 503 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A prolonged period of heat and humidity will build across the region this week. Heat indices will likely peak in the mid 90s Thursday and Friday afternoon. .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 NYZ007-008-080915- Jefferson-Lewis- 503 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. A prolonged period of heat and humidity will build across the region this week. Heat indices will likely peak in the mid 90s Thursday and Friday afternoon. .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-SLZ022-024-080915- 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- 503 AM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 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. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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 Hitchcock
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 2:43 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 243 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 NYZ019-071930- Chautauqua- 243 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... At 243 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Lakewood, or 7 miles west of Jamestown, moving east at 20 mph. Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Jamestown, Lakewood, Falconer, Mayville, Clymer, Long Point State Park, Jamestown West, Chautauqua Institution, Findley Lake, Frewsburg, Chautauqua, Busti, Ripley, Gerry, Ellington, Celoron, Mina, French Creek, Sherman and Sinclairville. This includes Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 14. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until this storm passes. LAT...LON 4225 7976 4236 7907 4200 7908 4200 7976 TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 256DEG 17KT 4214 7938 RSH
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:32 PM EDT, 1 hour 59 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 432 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 NYZ020-072145- Cattaraugus- 432 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY... At 430 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Allegany State Park, moving east at 15 mph. This storm may drop an inch of rain on some locations, with ponding of water on roadways possible. Winds in excess of 30 mph are also possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Olean, Salamanca, Allegany State Park, Allegany, St. Bonaventure, Weston Mills, Carrollton, Portville, Vandalia, Knapp Creek, Rock City Park, Limestone, Kill Buck and Haskell Flats. This includes Interstate 86 between exits 18 and 26. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. LAT...LON 4200 7885 4216 7885 4216 7831 4200 7831 TIME...MOT...LOC 2030Z 276DEG 15KT 4206 7875 Apffel
Special weather statement, Jul 7, 4:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
444 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020
NYZ008-072115-
Lewis-
444 PM EDT Tue Jul 7 2020
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY...
At 443 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 miles south of
Fowler, or 14 miles south of Gouverneur, moving east at 10 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Harrisville, Lake Bonaparte and Diana Center.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4404 7545 4419 7547 4422 7545 4410 7517
4403 7516
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 262DEG 10KT 4414 7537
JLASpecial weather statement, Jul 7, 6:31 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 7, 2:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 47 min |
| Jul 7, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cattaraugus | 73 min |
| Jul 7, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 31 min |
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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.