Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1986

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Burlington, VT

May 16, 1986Cayuga County, Onondaga County, Oswego County, New York

NWS Burlington, VT issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 1986, 4:05 PM EDT for Cayuga County, Onondaga County, Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 70 min. 4 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 16, 1986, 4:05 PM EDT (20:05 UTC)
Expired
May 16, 1986, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
70 min
Issued by
NWS Burlington, VT
Area
Whole counties

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Onondaga County, NY, Oswego County, NY

The radar

The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 16, 4:15 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Oswego, NY
May 16, 4:15 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Onondaga, NY
May 16, 4:50 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Onondaga, NY
May 16, 5:00 PM EDTThunderstorm Wind 0Cayuga, NY

NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in. Storm Data before 1996 records only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail.

The text

The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 16, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBTVMadison, Onondaga65 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1986Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1986

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data.