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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 5, 2022Cattaraugus County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Sep 5, 2022, 4:07 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 53 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
Sep 5, 2022, 4:07 PM EDT (20:07 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2022, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

County Cattaraugus County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 73 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-09-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2022-09-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 17 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
599 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
17 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
112 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 5, 3:57 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 3:57 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 5, 10:22 AM EDT, 5 hours 45 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1022 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022

NYZ005>008-010>014-085-061430-
Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis-Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-
Livingston-Ontario-Southern Erie-
1022 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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

NYZ001>004-061430-
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-
1022 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022

...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western 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.

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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

   Beach Hazards Statement.

.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

NYZ019>021-061430-
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-
1022 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A stalled front and slow moving area of low pressure will produce
periods of rain and isolated thunderstorms this afternoon and
evening. Locally heavy rainfall and isolated flooding is possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Hazardous weather is not 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

LEZ040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-061430-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk-
Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo-
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-
1022 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie and Lake
Ontario.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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

LEZ020-LOZ030-SLZ022-024-061430-
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-Lower Niagara River-
Saint Lawrence River from Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg-
Saint Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to Saint Regis-
1022 AM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie, Lake
Ontario and Saint Lawrence River.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

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, Sep 5, 2:36 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
236 PM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022

NYZ019-020-085-051930-
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Southern Erie-
236 PM EDT Mon Sep 5 2022

...HEAVY RAIN WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHWESTERN
ERIE AND EAST CENTRAL CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES...

At 235 PM EDT, an area of heavy rain was located over Perrysburg, or
18 miles east of Fredonia, moving northeast at 15 mph.

Locations impacted include...
Gowanda, Collins, Dayton, Forestville, South Dayton, Cherry Creek,
and Perrysburg.

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

LAT...LON 4228 7914 4244 7922 4258 7898 4253 7883
      4237 7880
TIME...MOT...LOC 1835Z 237DEG 11KT 4245 7897

Hitchcock
Local storm report, Sep 5, 3:34 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
334 PM EDT MON SEP 5 2022

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

0300 PM     HEAVY RAIN       PERRYSBURG              42.46N 79.00W
09/05/2022  M1.65 INCH       CATTARAUGUS        NY   CO-OP OBSERVER

            FELL BETWEEN 2 PM AND 3 PM.

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Special weather statement, Sep 5, 4:07 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 4, 10:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara67 min
Sep 5, 10:04 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFMonroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wayne32 hr
Sep 5, 10:04 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF32 hr
Sep 5, 2:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua54 min
Sep 5, 2:59 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie4 hr
Sep 5, 4:37 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua4 hr
Sep 5, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany75 min
Sep 5, 7:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus3 hr

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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.