Seiche in New York, November 6, 2005

Name: Seiche in New York, November 6, 2005
Start: 2005-11-06T18:15
End: 2005-11-06T21:00
Location: New York

November 6, 2005 · NWS BUF · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.

Strong winds following the passage of a cold front caused the Lake Erie water level to rise several feet from Ripley to Buffalo. The high water levels and waves of ten to fifteen feet resulted in some erosion of the lake shore and limited property damage. Several roads along the lake shore were water covered or closed because of spray. The Lake Erie water level rose above its 8 foot flood stage for nearly three hours, peaking at 8.5 feet above low water datum at 7p.m.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Nov 6, 4:15 PM EST, 2 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 6, 4:15 PM EST, 2 hours before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 6, 5:03 AM EST, 13 hours 12 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
503 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-071015-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-
LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
503 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEW YORK AND THE ADJOINING WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...
AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOLLOWING THE
PASSAGE OF A SHARP COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL LIKELY GUST TO 60 MPH
ALONG LAKE ERIE AND IN THE BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER CORRIDOR...WITH
GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH LIKELY ELSEWHERE. AS SUCH...HIGH WIND
WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES CONTINUE FOR THE ENTIRE AREA...PLEASE SEE
THE BUFNPWBUF PRODUCT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER
CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LEZ020-040-041-061-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-071015-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY 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-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
503 AM EST SUN NOV 6 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL
NEW YORK AND THE ADJOINING WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...
AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY MORNING
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A SHARP COLD FRONT. AS SUCH...GALE AND
STORM WARNINGS ARE THUS CONTINUED FOR OUR MARINE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER
CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

JJR

In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 6, 2:30 PM EST, 3 hours 45 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
230 PM EST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

0125 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MILLGROVE               42.94N 78.55W
11/06/2005                   ERIE               NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIRES AND TREE DOWN

0110 PM     TSTM WND DMG     NEWFANE                 43.29N 78.70W
11/06/2005                   NIAGARA            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            LIMBS AND WIRES DOWN IN NEWFANE AND LOCKPORT

0130 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SALAMANCA               42.16N 78.72W
11/06/2005                   CATTARAUGUS        NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER LINE DOWN

0152 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CONEWANGO VALLEY        42.24N 79.06W
11/06/2005                   CATTARAUGUS        NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER POLE BLOWN DOWN

0105 PM     TSTM WND DMG     PANAMA                  42.08N 79.49W
11/06/2005                   CHAUTAUQUA         NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN

0145 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OAKFIELD                43.06N 78.27W
11/06/2005                   GENESEE            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREE DOWN

0157 PM     TSTM WND DMG     SHELBY                  43.19N 78.39W
11/06/2005                   ORLEANS            NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            POWER POLE BLOWN DOWN

&&

MPUKAJLO

Local storm report, Nov 6, 2:46 PM EST, 3 hours 29 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
246 PM EST SUN NOV 06 2005

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

0240 PM     HAIL             CASTILE                 42.63N 78.05W
11/06/2005  0.88 INCH        WYOMING            NY   AMATEUR RADIO

0222 PM     TSTM WND DMG     HAMLIN                  43.30N 77.92W
11/06/2005                   MONROE             NY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIRES DOWN

0225 PM     TSTM WND GST     PERRY                   42.72N 78.01W
11/06/2005  0 MPH            WYOMING            NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            GUST TO 60 MPH

&&

MPUKAJLO

Local storm report, Nov 6, 3:20 PM EST, 2 hours 55 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 6, 4:01 PM EST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 6, 5:28 PM EST, 47 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

3 seiche. Local standard time, as filed.

Seiche, Northern Erie

When: November 6, 6:15 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seiche, Southern Erie

When: November 6, 6:15 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seiche, Chautauqua

When: November 6, 6:15 PM EST to 9:00 PM EST
Where: Chautauqua forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Seiche: A standing wave in a lake or bay, pushed by wind or pressure, that flooded the shore.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, November 2005

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5484193, 5484194, 5484195.