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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 30, 2020Orleans County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Sep 30, 2020, 6:28 PM EDT for Orleans County, New York. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Sep 30, 2020, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired: Sep 30, 2020, 7:00 PM EDT
In force: 32 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY

County Orleans County, NY

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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 Sep 30, 4:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 30, 4:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 5 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 30, 1:36 PM EDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 30, 12:43 PM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1243 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2020

NYZ010-301730-
Northern Erie-
1243 PM EDT Wed Sep 30 2020

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY...

At 1243 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Kenmore,
moving east at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, North Tonawanda, Clarence, Kenmore, Amherst,
Tonawanda, Williamsville, Grand Island, Akron, Clarence Center and
East Amherst.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 51 and 49.

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4304 7901 4306 7890 4302 7888 4302 7884
      4305 7883 4305 7881 4307 7880 4307 7874
      4308 7873 4308 7865 4309 7864 4307 7859
      4310 7856 4308 7846 4298 7847 4291 7890
      4295 7892 4296 7896 4300 7902
TIME...MOT...LOC 1643Z 247DEG 29KT 4295 7895

TMA

Special weather statement, Sep 30, 1:42 PM EDT, 4 hours 46 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 30, 6:28 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 30, 4:04 AM EDT	Beach Hazards Statement	BUF	Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Oswego	40 hr
Sep 30, 4:23 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		37 min
Sep 30, 5:14 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		46 min
Sep 30, 8:47 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Genesee	43 min
Sep 30, 10:22 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		53 min
Sep 30, 10:35 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Erie	40 min
Sep 30, 12:03 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		46 min
Sep 30, 12:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Erie	41 min
Sep 30, 12:43 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Erie	47 min
Sep 30, 1:27 PM EDT	Gale Warning	BUF		8 hr
Sep 30, 1:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Niagara	33 min
Sep 30, 5:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		55 min
Sep 30, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		60 min
Sep 30, 6:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		37 min
Sep 30, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		84 min
Sep 30, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Erie	48 min
Sep 30, 7:39 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Erie	36 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.