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Flash Flood Warning 8, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 15, 20245 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this flash flood warning at Jul 15, 2024, 4:55 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York. It was in force for 4 hr. 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 15, 2024, 4:55 PM EDT (20:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2024, 9:00 PM EDT
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:59 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 70 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 2024-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 823 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°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 2024-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 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
823 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
513 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.4

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

991 
WGUS51 KBUF 152055
FFWBUF
NYC037-051-055-069-121-160100-
/O.NEW.KBUF.FF.W.0008.240715T2055Z-240716T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
455 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southeastern Genesee County in western New York...
  Northern Livingston County in western New York...
  Southern Monroe County in western New York...
  Northwestern Ontario County in western New York...
  Northeastern Wyoming County in western New York...

* Until 900 PM EDT.

* At 455 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of 
  rain have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
           areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as
           other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Geneseo, Letchworth State Park, Henrietta, Perry, Warsaw, Avon, 
  Mount Morris, Victor, Honeoye Falls, Pavilion, Caledonia, Lima, 
  Scottsville, Mendon, Rush, York, West Bloomfield, Livonia, 
  Covington and Leicester.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4303 7797 4304 7791 4307 7751 4297 7738
      4288 7755 4267 7796 4266 7798 4278 7819
      4296 7793

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Apffel
2 follow-up statements
173 
WGUS71 KBUF 152213
FFSBUF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
613 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

NYC037-051-055-069-121-160100-
/O.CON.KBUF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240716T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Genesee NY-Livingston NY-Monroe NY-Ontario NY-Wyoming NY-
613 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING 
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GENESEE, NORTHERN LIVINGSTON, SOUTHERN MONROE, 
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING COUNTIES...

At 613 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms produced heavy 
rain across the warned area. Between 1.5 and 2 inches of rain have 
fallen. Although little additional rainfall is expected, slower 
responding creeks may continue to rise due to previous rainfall.


HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
         highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor
         drainage and low-lying areas.

Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
  Geneseo, Letchworth State Park, Henrietta, Perry, Warsaw, Avon, 
  Mount Morris, Victor, Honeoye Falls, Pavilion, Caledonia, Lima, 
  Scottsville, Mendon, Rush, York, West Bloomfield, Livonia, 
  Covington and Leicester.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood 
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.

&&

LAT...LON 4303 7797 4304 7791 4307 7751 4297 7738
      4288 7755 4267 7796 4266 7798 4278 7819
      4296 7793

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

Apffel
344 
WGUS71 KBUF 160055
FFSBUF

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
855 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

NYC037-051-055-069-121-160105-
/O.EXP.KBUF.FF.W.0008.000000T0000Z-240716T0100Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Genesee NY-Livingston NY-Monroe NY-Ontario NY-Wyoming NY-
855 PM EDT Mon Jul 15 2024

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR 
SOUTHEASTERN GENESEE, NORTHERN LIVINGSTON, SOUTHERN MONROE, 
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING COUNTIES...

Flood waters have receded. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 4303 7797 4304 7791 4307 7751 4297 7738
      4288 7755 4267 7796 4266 7798 4278 7819
      4296 7793

$$

TMA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 8:57 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF35 hr
Jul 15, 11:50 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF55 min
Jul 15, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF21 min
Jul 15, 1:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara48 min
Jul 15, 1:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee40 min
Jul 15, 1:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF66 min
Jul 15, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF49 min
Jul 15, 2:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua, Erie53 min
Jul 15, 2:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF36 min
Jul 15, 2:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans53 min
Jul 15, 2:49 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF41 min
Jul 15, 2:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Wyoming67 min
Jul 15, 3:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming54 min
Jul 15, 3:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans27 min
Jul 15, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming60 min
Jul 15, 3:31 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie28 hr
Jul 15, 3:49 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Wyoming26 min
Jul 15, 4:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Wyoming4 hr
Jul 15, 4:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne58 min
Jul 15, 4:40 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFOntario, Wayne35 min
Jul 15, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBUFCayuga, Ontario, Oswego, Wayne54 min
Jul 15, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF64 min
Jul 15, 5:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne63 min
Jul 15, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBUFLewis, Oswego66 min
Jul 15, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBUFLewis, Oswego55 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.