Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 35, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 2, 1993, 10:13 PM EDT for Allegany County, New York. It was in force for 47 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 1993, 10:13 PM EDT (02:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 1993, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Allegany County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 873 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 832 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 199 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.8
- Supercell composite
- 5.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBUF 030214 RRA SVRBUF NYC003-030300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1013 PM EDT THU SEP 2 1993 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NEW YORK ...ALLEGANY COUNTY AT 1010PM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING OVER ALLEGANY COUNTY NEW YORK NEAR WELLSVILLE. THEY ARE MOVING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH AND WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY UNTIL 11PM. THERE IS A HISTORY OF DAMAGING WINDS WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE TOWNS OF CUBA AND HUDSON. EARLIER THIS EVENING STORMS MOVING THROUGH OLEAN IN CATTARAUG"US COUNTY CAUSED WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES FROM TREES DOWN. BE ON THE ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO CAUSE DRAINAGE FLOODING. PACE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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, Sep 2, 6:37 PM EDT, 3 hours 36 minutes before
NYZ001-021-022-002-003-004-005-030000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 635 PM EDT THU SEP 2 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR WESTERN NEW YORK UNTIL 11 PM EDT... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER CENTRAL NEW YORK FROM THE ELMIRA AREA...NORTH OVER THE EASTERN FINGER LAKES TO SYRACUSE AND SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS JUST SOUTHEAST OF HAMMONDSPORT IN NORTHEAST STEUBEN COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WERE OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA...WEST OF MEADVILLE. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO FROM LONDON...NORTHEAST TO HAMILTON...TORONTO AND BETWEEN TRENTON AND LAKE SIMCOE. SHOWERS WERE ALSO OVER CENTRAL LAKE ONTARIO NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF ROCHESTER. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN HEAVY DOWNPOURS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING ...AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR HOURLY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS. PACE
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 7:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
NYZ001-021-022-002-003-004-005-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 735 PM EDT THU SEP 2 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR WESTERN NEW YORK AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 11 PM EDT... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPED IN THE PAST HOUR FROM BETWEEN HAMBURG AND SOUTH BUFFALO...NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF BATAVIA. A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF ITHACA NEW YORK. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MEADVILLE...BRADFORD AND NEW CASTLE. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY CAUSE DRAINAGE FLOODING AND POSSIBLY HAIL. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MAINLY NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO AND EXTENDED FROM EASTERN LAKE ERIE...NORTHWEST OVER LONDON... HAMILTON...TORONTO...LAKE SIMCOE AND KINGSTON. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. PACE
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 7:38 PM EDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
NYZ001-021-022-002-003-004-005-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 735 PM EDT THU SEP 2 1993 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR WESTERN NEW YORK AND MUCH OF CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 11 PM EDT... A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN DEVELOPED IN THE PAST HOUR FROM BETWEEN HAMBURG AND SOUTH BUFFALO...NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTY ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF BATAVIA. A THUNDERSTORM WITH HEAVY RAIN WAS ALSO ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF ITHACA NEW YORK. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED OVER NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA BETWEEN MEADVILLE...BRADFORD AND NEW CASTLE. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS FREQUENT LIGHTNING...HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY CAUSE DRAINAGE FLOODING AND POSSIBLY HAIL. OTHER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED MAINLY NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO AND EXTENDED FROM EASTERN LAKE ERIE...NORTHWEST OVER LONDON... HAMILTON...TORONTO...LXAKE SIMCOE AND KINGSTON. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. PACE
Special weather statement, Sep 2, 8:15 PM EDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
NYZ002-030100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...THUNDERSTORMS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ROCHESTER NY 813 PM EDT THU SEP 2 1993 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH MONROE COUNTY... AT 800 PM WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS OVER MONROE COUNTY EXTENDING FROM SCOTTSVILLE TO HENRIETTA. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AS WELL AS HEAVY RAIN. THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS AS WELL AS SOME HAIL. THIS CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO THE CITY OF ROCHESTER BY 815 PM. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY. BASIL
Local storm report, Sep 2, 9:27 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 925PM EDT THU SEP 2 1993 845PM SHERMAN NEW YORK (CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY) LARGE TREE LIMBS KNOCKED DOWN RDM PACE USh )`WWUS H6WWUS ( ~WWUS& WSJP@& YHWWNZr t\s6WWUS :F6WWUS< MWWUSX G>6WWUSd t WUUSB $6WWUSH Z\pbl :: SCT 15 -6WWUS0 9+`WWUSv WWUSp~ \7q4WSUS 86WWUS 0XWSUS ,[`WWUS 0 25 SCT E200 BK6WWUS* )`WWUS X :WWUS (124/82/66/0710/9 ~WWUS& WSJP YHWWNZJ P3U^WSUS :F6WWUS< 6WWUS @ `WWUS 216 WUUS $6WWUSH
Local storm report, Sep 2, 9:27 PM EDT, 46 minutes before
STORM REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 925PM EDT THU SEP 2 1993 845PM SHERMAN NEW YORK (CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY) LARGE TREE LIMBS KNOCKED DOWN RDM PACE USh )`WWUS H6WWUS ( ~WWUS& WSJP@& YHWWNZr t\s6WWUS :F6WWUS< MWWUSX G>6WWUSd t WUUSB $6WWUSH Z\pbl :: SCT 15 -6WWUS0 9+`WWUSv WWUSp~ \7q4WSUS 86WWUS 0XWSUS ,[`WWUS 0 25 SCT E200 BK6WWUS* )`WWUS X :WWUS (124/82/66/0710/9 ~WWUS& WSJP YHWWNZJ P3U^WSUS :F6WWUS< 6WWUS @ `WWUS 216 WUUS $6WWUSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 8:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 51 min |
| Sep 2, 8:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 67 min |
| Sep 2, 9:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 47 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1993Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1993
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.