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Beach Hazards Statement 12, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this beach hazards statement at Jul 28, 2026, 4:04 AM EDT for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at Jul 28, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2026, 4:04 AM EDT (08:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 28, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 29, 2026, 3:52 AM EDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:03 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 85 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
- 1867 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 877 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 39 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.1
The text
As transmitted.
227 WHUS41 KBUF 280804 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 404 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 NYZ019-281615- /O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0012.260728T1800Z-260729T1800Z/ Chautauqua- 404 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Chautauqua County. * WHEN...From 2 PM EDT this afternoon through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ001-002-281615- /O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0012.260729T0000Z-260730T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 404 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Niagara and Orleans Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ003>006-281615- /O.NEW.KBUF.BH.S.0012.260729T0000Z-260730T1800Z/ Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 404 AM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe, Wayne, northern Cayuga, and Oswego Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
3 follow-up statements
690 WHUS41 KBUF 281619 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1219 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 NYZ019-290200- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0012.260728T1800Z-260729T1800Z/ Chautauqua- 1219 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Chautauqua county. * WHEN...Through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ001-002-290200- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0012.260729T0000Z-260730T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 1219 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Niagara and Orleans counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ003>006-290200- /O.CON.KBUF.BH.S.0012.260729T0000Z-260730T1800Z/ Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 1219 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, and Oswego counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Thursday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
408 WHUS41 KBUF 282000 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 400 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 NYZ019-282100- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260729T1800Z/ Chautauqua- 400 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... $$ NYZ001-002-290900- /O.EXT.KBUF.BH.S.0012.260729T0000Z-260729T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 400 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Niagara and Orleans counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$ NYZ003>006-290900- /O.EXT.KBUF.BH.S.0012.260729T0000Z-260729T2100Z/ Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 400 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, and Oswego counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM EDT this evening through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. && $$
773 WHUS41 KBUF 290752 CFWBUF Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Buffalo NY 352 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 NYZ003>006-290900- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260729T2100Z/ Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 352 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... There is no longer a high risk of rip currents. $$ NYZ001-002-290900- /O.CAN.KBUF.BH.S.0012.000000T0000Z-260729T1800Z/ Niagara-Orleans- 352 AM EDT Wed Jul 29 2026 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... There is no longer a high risk of rip currents. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 12:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 55 min |
| Jul 28, 1:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 85 min | |
| Jul 28, 2:23 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 2:26 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Niagara | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:03 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 24 hr | |
| Jul 28, 8:06 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 4 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:00 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 12 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.