Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 1994, 8:23 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 67 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 25, 1994, 8:23 PM EDT (00:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 1994, 9:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cattaraugus County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 76 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2277 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 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 KBUF 260024 RRA SVRBUF NYC009-260130- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 823 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 930 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS DETECTED BY BUFFALO RADAR OVER THE SOUTHWEST SECTION OF CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. DIME SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED IN SALAMANCA BY THE CATTARAUGUS COUNTY SHERIFFS AT 816 PM. BE ON THE ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO CAUSE DRAINAGE FLOODING. SAGE
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, Jul 25, 5:40 PM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
NYZ005>006-008-021-252300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 540 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALLEGANY...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...AND LEWIS COUNTIES OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 530 PM...A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SYRACUSE SOUTH AND WEST THROUGH THE FINGER LAKES INTO ALLEGANY COUNTY...AND THEN INTO NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF WARREN. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE HAIL WERE LOCATED JUST WEST OF SYRACUSE...IN WESTERN YATES COUNTY...AND JUST SOUTH OF OLEAN. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GURNEY
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 5:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
NYZ005>006-008-021-252300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 540 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALLEGANY...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...AND LEWIS COUNTIES OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 530 PM...A BROKEN LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM SYRACUSE SOUTH AND WEST THROUGH THE FINGER LAKES INTO ALLEGANY COUNTY...AND THEN INTO NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF WARREN. THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE HAIL WERE LOCATED JUST WEST OF SYRACUSE...IN WESTERN YATES COUNTY...AND JUST SOUTH OF OLEAN. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 30 MILES A\N HOUR. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GURNEY
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
NYZ005>006-008-021-260000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 635 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALLEGANY...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...AND LEWIS COUNTIES OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 625 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN ALLEGANY COUNTY SOUTH OF BOLIVAR DOWN INTO NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF BRADFORD. ALSO...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED OVER SYRACUSE. MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE HAIL WILL MOVE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN ALLEGANY FROM WELLSVILLE SOUTH DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. ALSO...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING. IF THREATENING WEATER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY...AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. GURNEY
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 6:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 42 minutes before
NYZ005>006-008-021-260000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 635 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALLEGANY...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...AND LEWIS COUNTIES OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 625 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED FROM EXTREME SOUTHERN ALLEGANY COUNTY SOUTH OF BOLIVAR DOWN INTO NORTHERN PENNSYLVANIA TO 15 MILES SOUTH OF BRADFORD. ALSO...A THUNDERSTORM WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED OVER SYRACUSE. MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS NORTHEAST AT 30 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS...WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE HAIL WILL MOVE ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN ALLEGANY FROM WELLSVILLE SOUTH DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO. ALSO...THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES EARLY THIS EVENING. IF THREATENING WEATER APPROACHES...TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY...AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS. GURNEY
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 7:45 PM EDT, 38 minutes before
NYZ005>006-008-019>021-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 745 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALLEGANY...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...AND LEWIS COUNTIES OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 730 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN EAST TO NEAR SALAMANCA. ALSO...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE SOUTH BORDER OF ALLEGANY COUNTY SOUTH INTO PENNSYLVANIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE HAIL. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS ...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER IN THESE LOCATIONS AND TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAD DISSIPATED IN THE OTHER COUNTIES UNDER THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GURNEY
Special weather statement, Jul 25, 7:47 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
NYZ005>006-008-019>021-260100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 745 PM EDT MON JUL 25 1994 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALLEGANY...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...AND LEWIS COUNTIES OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 900 PM EDT... AT 730 PM...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED OVER SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES FROM JUST SOUTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN EAST TO NEAR SALAMANCA. ALSO...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDED FROM THE SOUTH BORDER OF ALLEGANY COUNTY SOUTH INTO PENNSYLVANIA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND POSSIBLE HAIL. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS ...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER IN THESE LOCATIONS AND TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF A THUNDERSTORM APPROACHES YOUR AREA. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HAD DISSIPATED IN THE OTHER COUNTIES UNDER THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. GURNEY
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 10:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 37 min |
| Jul 25, 10:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 30 min |
| Jul 26, 12:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 55 min |
| Jul 26, 9:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie | 69 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.