Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 1993
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Burlington, VT
NWS Burlington, VT issued this tornado warning at Jun 15, 1993, 3:09 PM EDT for Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 66 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 15, 1993, 3:09 PM EDT (19:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 15, 1993, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 66 min
- Issued by
- NWS Burlington, VT
- Area
- Whole counties
County Oswego County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 210 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
- 98 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -69 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 815 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KSYR 151912 TORSYR NYC075-152015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYRACUSE NY 309 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SYRACUSE HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NEW YORK ...OSWEGO COUNTY AND ADJACENT WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES AT 3:10 PM FIRE UNITS AT RED CREEK IN WAYNE COUNTY REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD OSWEGO COUNTY. BE ON THE ALERT FOR TORNADOES OR THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO CAUSE DRAINAGE FLOODING.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 1:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before
VTZALL-NYZ011-NYZ008-160000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 124 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM FOR MUCH OF VERMONT AND NORTHEAST NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES GRAND ISLE...FRANKLIN...CHITTENDEN...ADDISON... LAMOILLE...WASHINGTON...ORANGE...RUTLAND...WINDSOR...BENNINGTON... AND WINDHAM COUNTIES OF VERMONT AND CLINTON COUNTY NEW YORK. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WATCH AREA THROUGH 800 PM THIS EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MILES AN HOUR AND LARGE HAIL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT NOT YET DEFINITE. IF SEVERE WEATHER OCCURS...WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED. IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GAM
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 1:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
VTZALL-NYZ011-NYZ008-160000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 124 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM FOR MUCH OF VERMONT AND NORTHEAST NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES GRAND ISLE...FRANKLIN...CHITTENDEN...ADDISON... LAMOILLE...WASHINGTON...ORANGE...RUTLAND...WINDSOR...BENNINGTON... AND WINDHAM COUNTIES OF VERMONT AND CLINTON COUNTY NEW YORK. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE WATCH AREA THROUGH 800 PM THIS EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTAIN WINDS IN EXCESS OF 55 MILES AN HOUR AND LARGE HAIL. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE...BUT NOT YET DEFINITE. IF SEVERE WEATHER OCCURS...WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED. IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS YOUR AREA MOVE TO A SAFE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. 0 GAM
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:30 PM EDT, 39 minutes before
VTZALL-NYZ011-008-152000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 230 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM FOR NORTHEAST NEW YORK AND VERMONT... AT 230 PM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF BURLINGTON TO 30 MILES WEST OF GLEN FALLS NEW YORK. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW YORK THROUGH 330 PM WHILE MOVING INTO CHITTENDEN...FRANKLIN AND GRAND ISLE COUNTIES OF VERMONT. THIS INCLUDES THE BURLINGTON AREA AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. BOATERS SHOULD HEAD TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN CLINTON...ESSEX OR FRANKLIN COUNTIES OF NEW YORK OR GRAND ISLE...FRANKLIN OR CHITTENDEN COUNTIES OF VERMONT...GET TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER NOW. DIGIORGI
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:35 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
VTZALL-NYZ011-008-152000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTAND AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 230 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM FOR NORTHEAST NEW YORK AND VERMONT... AT 230 PM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF BURLINGTON TO 30 MILES WEST OF GLEN FALLS NEW YORK. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW YORK THROUGH 330 PM WHILE MOVING INTO CHITTENDEN...FRANKLIN AND GRAND ISLE COUNTIES OF VERMONT. THIS INCLUDES THE BURLINGTON AREA AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. BOATERS SHOULD HEAD TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN CLINTON...ESSEX OR FRANKLIN COUNTIES OF NEW YORK OR GRAND ISLE...FRANKLIN OR CHITTENDEN COUNTIES OF VERMONT...GET TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER NOW. DIGIORGI
Special weather statement, Jun 15, 2:38 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
VTZALL-NYZ011-008-152000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BURLINGTON VT 230 PM EDT TUE JUN 15 1993 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM FOR NORTHEAST NEW YORK AND VERMONT... AT 230 PM SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE FROM 20 MILES WEST OF BURLINGTON TO 30 MILES WEST OF GLEN FALLS NEW YORK. MOVEMENT WAS TO THE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHEAST NEW YORK THROUGH 330 PM WHILE MOVING INTO CHITTENDEN...FRANKLIN AND GRAND ISLE COUNTIES OF VERMONT. THIS INCLUDES THE BURLINGTON AREA AND LAKE CHAMPLAIN. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...DEADLY LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY WIND. BOATERS SHOULD HEAD TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. IF YOU ARE IN CLINTON...ESSEX OR FRANKLIN COUNTIES OF NEW YORK OR GRAND ISLE...FRANKLIN OR CHITTENDEN COUNTIES OF VERMONT...GET TO A SAFE INDOOR SHELTER NOW. DIGIORGI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Burlington, VT issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Cayuga | 66 min |
| Jun 15, 3:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Onondaga | 59 min |
| Jun 15, 3:50 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BTV | Oswego | 55 min |
| Jun 15, 4:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Oneida | 59 min |
| Jun 15, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BTV | Oneida | 52 min |
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.