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Areal Flood Warning 10, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this areal flood warning at Jun 18, 2025, 6:13 PM EDT for Livingston County, Monroe County, Ontario County, New York. It was in force for 5 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 18, 2025, 6:13 PM EDT (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2025, 11:42 PM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this areal flood warning 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 areal flood warning went out at Jun 18, 1:07 PM EDT, 5 hours 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 1:07 PM EDT, 5 hours 6 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 18, 5:13 AM EDT, 13 hours before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 513 AM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 NYZ008-011>014-020-021-190915- Lewis-Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Cattaraugus-Allegany- 513 AM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms today could bring heavy downpours of rain producing poor drainage ponding of water. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. A strong cold front will cross the region on Thursday, with isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms possible with damaging winds the main threat. Additionally...there is increasing confidence of elevated heat and humidity levels beginning Sunday and lasting through at least the middle part of next week. Heat index values are anticipated to climb well into the 90s and possibly even touch triple digits in some spots. Please continue to monitor the forecast for updates on this potential. .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-SLZ022-024-190915- 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- 513 AM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 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. There is a marginal risk for strong to severe thunderstorms Thursday, with the main threat damaging wind gusts. .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>007-010-019-085-190915- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson- Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- 513 AM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms today could bring heavy downpours of rain producing poor drainage ponding of water. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Strengthening southwest winds late tonight and Thursday will bring increasing wave heights producing an elevated risk for rip currents. A strong cold front will cross the region on Thursday, with isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms possible with damaging winds the main threat. Additionally...there is increasing confidence of elevated heat and humidity levels beginning Sunday and lasting through at least the middle part of next week. Heat index values are anticipated to climb well into the 90s and possibly even touch triple digits in some spots. Please continue to monitor the forecast for updates on this potential. .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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 18, 3:28 PM EDT, 2 hours 45 minutes before
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</html>Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
415 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM Flash Flood 3 SSE Gates-North Gates 43.13N 77.67W
06/18/2025 Monroe NY Law Enforcement
Brooks Ave., road closed due to flooding.
&&Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
442 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0345 PM Flash Flood 1 S Canandaigua 42.88N 77.28W
06/18/2025 Ontario NY 911 Call Center
RT5/RT20 closed due to flooding in downtown
Canandaigua.
&&Local storm report, Jun 18, 4:45 PM EDT, 1 hour 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
445 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0336 PM Flash Flood Canandaigua 42.89N 77.28W
06/18/2025 Ontario NY 911 Call Center
NY332/RT21 closed due to flooding in
Canandaigua.
&&Local storm report, Jun 18, 5:28 PM EDT, 45 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
528 PM EDT Wed Jun 18 2025
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0527 PM Flash Flood 2 WSW Henrietta 43.05N 77.65W
06/18/2025 Monroe NY Broadcast Media
I-90 at exit 46 flooded.
&&The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 12:23 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Erie | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 12:41 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:17 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:46 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston | 95 min |
| Jun 18, 3:09 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Monroe, Wayne | 4 hr |
| Jun 18, 3:18 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Ontario | 3 hr |
| Jun 18, 7:14 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | Monroe | 3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.