Alert archive / New York / Lakeshore Flood Warnings in 2021
Lakeshore Flood Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lakeshore flood warning at Mar 25, 2021, 2:08 PM EDT for Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It took effect at Mar 26, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. 20 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2021, 2:08 PM EDT (18:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2021, 8:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2021, 3:58 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:13 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 11:07 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Kenmore, NY | |
| Mar 26, 11:36 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Dunkirk, NY | TREE DOWN ON COURTNEY ST. |
| Mar 26, 11:48 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 3 Ene Dunkirk, NY | ASOS STATION KDKK DUNKIRK AIRPORT. |
| Mar 26, 11:54 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Nne Cheektowaga, NY | ASOS STATION KBUF BUFFALO AIRPORT. |
| Mar 26, 11:57 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Depew, NY | TREES/POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS BROADWAY. |
| Mar 26, 11:57 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw Clarence, NY | TREES/POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Mar 26, 11:57 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Hamburg, NY | TREES/POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Mar 26, 12:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 1 Nw Dunkirk, NY | MESONET STATION DBLN6 3 NNW FREDONIA. |
| Mar 26, 12:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Hamburg, NY | TREE DOWN, FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Mar 26, 12:10 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 Sw Fredonia, NY | MESONET STATION FRED FREDONIA. |
| Mar 26, 12:15 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw West Seneca, NY | LARGE TREE LIMB DOWN. |
| Mar 26, 12:21 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw East Aurora, NY | TREE DOWN ON CAR ON NORTH WILLOW STREET, NO INJURIES. |
| Mar 26, 12:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Blasdell, NY | TREE DOWN. FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Mar 26, 12:55 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Orchard Park, NY | LARGE PINE TREE DOWN. FROM SOCIAL MEDIA. |
| Mar 26, 12:57 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sw North Boston, NY | TREE DOWN ON SOUTH FEDDICK RD. |
| Mar 26, 12:57 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Eden, NY | NORTH CREEK RD IN HAMBURG BETWEEN BURKE RD AND ROUTE 5 CLOSED DUE TO TREES/WIRES DOWN. |
| Mar 26, 12:57 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 4 Nnw Eden, NY | LAKEVIEW RD IN HAMBURG CLOSED FROM CENTER ST TO ROUTE 5 DUE TO TREES/WIRES DOWN. |
| Mar 26, 12:57 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hamburg, NY | EAST CHURCH ST CLOSED DUE TO TREES/WIRES DOWN. |
| Mar 26, 1:00 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Nw Lackawanna, NY | POWER POLES DOWN AT TIFFT FARM. |
| Mar 26, 1:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Orchard Park, NY | TREE FALLEN OVER ONTO POWER LINES ON ARMOR DUELLS RD. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 1358 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
177 WHUS41 KBUF 251808 CFWBUF URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 208 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 NYZ010-019-085-260215- /O.UPG.KBUF.LS.A.0002.210326T1200Z-210326T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LS.W.0002.210326T1200Z-210326T2000Z/ Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- 208 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Significant lakeshore flooding expected. * WHERE...Erie and Chautauqua counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 4 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...The rapid rise in water levels at the eastern end of Lake Erie will result in lakeshore flooding along the Lake Erie shore. Flooding is likely along Route 5 in Hamburg, Buffalo Harbor and Canalside, Dunkirk Harbor, and other flood prone locations. Very high wave action will also result in significant shoreline erosion. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Lakeshore Flood Warning means lakeshore flooding is occurring, is imminent, or is expected to occur. For your safety, stay off breakwaters, piers, rock outcroppings and beaches! Waves are often larger than they appear and can easily wash you away. Expect significant beach erosion and debris, local road closures and extremely dangerous boating conditions. && $$ TMA
4 follow-up statements
210 WHUS41 KBUF 260141 CFWBUF Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 941 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 NYZ010-019-085-261000- /O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0002.210326T1200Z-210326T2000Z/ Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- 941 PM EDT Thu Mar 25 2021 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Lakeshore flooding expected. * WHERE...Erie and Chautauqua counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 4 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...A rapid rise in water levels at the eastern end of Lake Erie will result in lakeshore flooding along the Lake Erie shore. Flooding is expected along the Lake Erie shoreline, possibly impacting Route 5 in Hamburg. Some flooding is also possible in Buffalo Harbor and Canalside, Dunkirk Harbor, and other flood prone locations. Very high wave action will also result in shoreline erosion. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Lakeshore Flood Warning means lakeshore flooding is occurring, is imminent, or is expected to occur. For your safety, stay off breakwaters, piers, rock outcroppings and beaches! Waves are often larger than they appear and can easily wash you away. Expect significant beach erosion and debris, local road closures and extremely dangerous boating conditions. && $$ Apffel
547 WHUS41 KBUF 260900 CFWBUF Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 500 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 NYZ010-019-085-261700- /O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0002.210326T1200Z-210326T2000Z/ Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- 500 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Lakeshore flooding expected. * WHERE...Erie and Chautauqua counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 4 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...A rapid rise in water levels at the eastern end of Lake Erie will result in lakeshore flooding along the Lake Erie shore. Flooding is expected along the Lake Erie shoreline, possibly impacting Route 5 in Hamburg. Some flooding is also possible in Buffalo Harbor and Canalside, Dunkirk Harbor, and other flood prone locations. Very high wave action will also result in shoreline erosion. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Lakeshore Flood Warning means lakeshore flooding is occurring, is imminent, or is expected to occur. For your safety, stay off breakwaters, piers, rock outcroppings and beaches! Waves are often larger than they appear and can easily wash you away. Expect significant beach erosion and debris, local road closures and extremely dangerous boating conditions. && $$
259 WHUS41 KBUF 261457 CFWBUF Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1057 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 NYZ010-019-085-262000- /O.CON.KBUF.LS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210326T2000Z/ Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- 1057 AM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Lakeshore flooding expected. * WHERE...Lake Erie shore of Erie and Chautauqua counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 4 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...A rapid rise in water levels at the eastern end of Lake Erie will result in lakeshore flooding along the Lake Erie shore. Flooding is expected along the Lake Erie shoreline, possibly impacting Route 5 in Hamburg. Some flooding is also possible in Buffalo Harbor and Canalside, Dunkirk Harbor, and other flood prone locations. Very high wave action will also result in shoreline erosion. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Lakeshore Flood Warning means lakeshore flooding is occurring, is imminent, or is expected to occur. For your safety, stay off breakwaters, piers, rock outcroppings and beaches! Waves are often larger than they appear and can easily wash you away. Expect significant beach erosion and debris, local road closures and extremely dangerous boating conditions. && $$ Hitchcock
061 WHUS41 KBUF 261958 CFWBUF Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 358 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 NYZ010-019-085-262100- /O.CAN.KBUF.LS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-210326T2000Z/ Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- 358 PM EDT Fri Mar 26 2021 ...LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED... No additional lakeshore flooding is expected. $$ Apffel
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 11:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 56 min | |
| Mar 24, 11:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 50 min |
| Mar 25, 4:26 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BUF | 39 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:12 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Mar 25, 2:12 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cayuga, Jefferson, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario and 2 more | 29 hr |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.