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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 8, 2020, 1:41 PM EDT for Livingston County, New York. It was in force for 49 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 8, 2020, 1:41 PM EDT (17:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2020, 2:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Livingston County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:41 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, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 166 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1099 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
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 8, 10:36 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 8, 10:36 AM EDT, 3 hours 5 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 547 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020 NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-091000- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Northern Erie- Genesee-Livingston-Ontario- 547 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 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...Thursday through Tuesday. 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>021-085-091000- Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie- 547 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 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...Thursday through Tuesday. A prolonged period of heat and humidity will peak on Thursday and Friday. Heat indices will likely reach the low to mid 90s each 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 NYZ008-091000- Lewis- 547 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 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...Thursday through Tuesday. A prolonged period of heat and humidity will peak on Thursday and Friday. Heat indices will likely reach the low to mid 90s each 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 NYZ007-091000- Jefferson- 547 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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 LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-091000- 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- 547 AM EDT Wed Jul 8 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...Thursday through Tuesday. 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 8, 12:57 PM EDT, 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1257 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020
NYZ003-013-014-081730-
Ontario-Livingston-Monroe-
1257 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN
LIVINGSTON...SOUTH CENTRAL MONROE AND NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
COUNTIES...
At 1255 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered over Honeoye
Falls, or 12 miles southeast of Chili, moving southeast at 15 mph.
Very heavy rain can be expected from these slow moving storms,
along with wind in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail also possible.
Locations impacted include...
Geneseo, Avon, Honeoye Falls, Lima, Hemlock, York, West Bloomfield,
Livonia, South Lima and Lakeville.
This includes Interstate 390 between exits 8 and 10.
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 4288 7792 4299 7772 4298 7744 4282 7751
4274 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 1655Z 300DEG 9KT 4295 7765
RSHSpecial weather statement, Jul 8, 1:41 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
141 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020
NYZ013-014-081830-
Ontario-Livingston-
141 PM EDT Wed Jul 8 2020
...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN
LIVINGSTON AND SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO COUNTIES...
At 141 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were clustered near Conesus, or
near Geneseo, moving southeast at 15 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Dansville, Conesus, Naples, Groveland, Springwater, Canadice and Hunt
Hollow.
This includes Interstate 390 between exits 4 and 7.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, 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.
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 4274 7786 4281 7772 4270 7735 4267 7736
4267 7737 4258 7737 4258 7766 4253 7766
4253 7772 4249 7772
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 315DEG 12KT 4272 7774
RSHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 12:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Livingston | 33 min |
| Jul 8, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Livingston | 50 min |
| Jul 8, 5:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Livingston | 51 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.