Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 1994, 7:32 PM EDT for Cayuga County, New York. It was in force for 43 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 1994, 7:32 PM EDT (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 1994, 8:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cayuga County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 173 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
- 45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1207 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WUUS1 KBGM 132331 RRA SVRBGM NYC011-140015- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 732 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON NY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 815 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN CENTRAL NEW YORK ...S. CAYUGA COUNTY AT 730 PM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE ABOUT TO ENTER SOUTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY FROM SENECA COUNTY. THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR UNION SPRINGS AROUND 740 PM... AND WILL REACH MORAVIA BY 800 PM. IF YOU/RE BOATING ON CAYUGA LAKE...GET TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. REMEMBER THAT SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN...AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCED WARNING. REMAIN CALM...BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DEADLY LIGHTNING...AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DON'T DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER COVERS THE ROAD. DELLICARPINI
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, Jun 13, 2:30 PM EDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-132000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 230 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 225 PM...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE MOST POTENT ACTIVITY WAS IN A LINE STRETCHING FROM SENECA LAKE... SOUTHWEST ACROSS STEUBEN COUNTY INTO POTTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. A COUPLE OF OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES FROM JAMESTOWN TO OLEAN. SOME OF THESE STORMS CONTAIN TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT IT SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY IN THE BUFFALO AREA FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. A NEW AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS APPROACHING LONDON ONTARIO FROM THE WEST. THESE MAY AFFECT OUR REGION AFTER 5 PM. PEOPLE IN WESTERN NEW YORK SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 2:39 PM EDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-132000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 230 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 225 PM...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER OF NEW YORK AND NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA. THE MOST POTENT ACTIVITY WAS IN A LINE STRETCHING FROM SENECA LAKE... SOUTHWEST ACROSS STEUBEN COUNTY INTO POTTER COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. A COUPLE OF OTHER STRONG STORMS WERE OVER SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES FROM JAMESTOWN TO OLEAN. SOME OF THESE STORMS CONTAIN TORRENTIAL RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...BUT IT SHOULD BE MAINLY DRY IN THE BUFFALO AREA FOR ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS. A NEW AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WAS APPROACHING LONDON ONTARIO FROM THE WEST. THESE MAY AFFECT OUR REGION AFTER 5 PM. PEOPLE IN WESTERN NEW YORK SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:30 PM EDT, 4 hours 2 minutes before
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-132100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 330 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 325 PM...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE MOVING OVER THE EASTERN FINGER LAKES REGION FROM SYRACUSE TO ELMIRA... AND EXTENDED WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER TO EASTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ON INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK...WITH A TEMPORARY BREAK IN STORE FOR THE FINGER LAKES REGION. BUT...MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF LONG POINT. THIS STORM WAS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH STRETCHED BACK INTO LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS STORM WAS RACING EAST AT 55 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL THREATEN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AFTER 415 PM. PEOPLE IN WESTERN NEW YORK SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 3:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 59 minutes before
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-132100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 330 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 325 PM...NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN... WERE MOVING OVER THE EASTERN FINGER LAKES REGION FROM SYRACUSE TO ELMIRA... AND EXTENDED WEST ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER TO EASTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ON INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK...WITH A TEMPORARY BREAK IN STORE FOR THE FINGER LAKES REGION. BUT...MORE THUNDERSTORMS WERE APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. A POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ERIE ABOUT 30 MILES WEST OF LONG POINT. THIS STORM WAS ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF A LARGE AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS WHICH STRETCHED BACK INTO LOWER MICHIGAN. THIS STORM WAS RACING EAST AT 55 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL THREATEN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AFTER 415 PM. PEOPLE IN WESTERN NEW YORK SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:30 PM EDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before
NYZ001>008-011>014-020-021-132200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 430 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 425 PM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ROLLING ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND LAKE ERIE FROM THE WEST AND HAVE ENTERED ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AND WERE JUST WEST OF BUFFALO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THIS ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. TO THE EAST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE EASTERN FINGER LAKES. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN WESTERN NEW YORK SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
NYZ001>008-011>014-020-021-132200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 430 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK... AT 425 PM...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED ROLLING ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO AND LAKE ERIE FROM THE WEST AND HAVE ENTERED ERIE COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA AND WERE JUST WEST OF BUFFALO. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THIS ACTIVITY WILL AFFECT THE WESTERN COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. TO THE EAST...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WERE OVER THE EASTERN FINGER LAKES. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. PEOPLE IN WESTERN NEW YORK SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE SKY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MCLAUGHLIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 4:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 75 min |
| Jun 13, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Wyoming | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 60 min |
| Jun 13, 6:02 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 6:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 61 min |
| Jun 13, 6:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 57 min |
| Jun 13, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 37 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1994Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1994
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.