Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 40, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 1994, 6:28 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 32 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 2, 1994, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 1994, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
County Cattaraugus County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 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
- 640 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -28 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 669 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 48 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 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 KBUF 022229 RRA SVRBUF NYC009-022300- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 628 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NEW YORK ...SOUTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY AT 620 PM BUFFALO WEATHER RADAR INDICATED AN AREA OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXTENDING FROM OLEAN WEST TO ALLEGANY STATE PARK SOUTH OF SALAMANCA IN SOUTHERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. INDICATIONS ARE THAT THIS CELL CONTAINS HAIL. THE CELLS ARE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. BE ON THE ALERT FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACCOMPANIED BY FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN MAY ALSO CAUSE DRAINAGE FLOODING. IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES GO TO A SAFE PLACE IMMEDIATELY. IN HOMES A BASEMENT OR INTERIOR ROOM IS THE SAFEST LOCATION. REMINGTON
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, Aug 2, 4:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 49 minutes before
NYZ001>003-007-010>014-019>021-022200- WESTERN NEW YORK SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY 435 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 1994 ...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION... AT 430 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MOST WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM THE NIAGARA PENINSULA...EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ERIE... GENESEE...MONROE...AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES OF NEW YORK. STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR WELLAND ONTARIO...BETWEEN AKRON AND BATAVIA... AND OVER THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF ROCHESTER. TORRENTIAL RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL ACCOMPANIED THESE STORMS. OTHER STORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW YORK SOUTH OF SYRACUSE. MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS GENESEE AND MONROE COUNTIES...INCLUDING GREATER ROCHESTER...DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAIN WHICH MAY CAUSE &URBAN FLOODING. A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM MAY ALSO MOVE ACROSS BUFFALO`S NORTHERN SUBURBS BY 530 PM. OTHERWISE...HAZY AND MUGGY CONDITOONS WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 4:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 44 minutes before
NYZ004>006-008-022200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 435 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 4:48 PM EDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
NYZ001>003-007-010>014-019>021-022200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY 435 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 1994 ...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION... AT 430 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MOST WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM THE NIAGARA PENINSULA...EAST ACROSS NORTHERN ERIE... GENESEE...MONROE...AND LIVINGSTON COUNTIES OF NEW YORK. STRONGEST STORMS WERE NEAR WELLAND ONTARIO...BETWEEN AKRON AND BATAVIA... AND OVER THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS OF ROCHESTER. TORRENTIAL RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL ACCOMPANIED THESE STORMS. OTHER STORMS WERE SCATTERED ACROSS NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA AND CENTRAL NEW YORK SOUTH OF SYRACUSE. MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS GENESEE AND MONROE COUNTIES...INCLUDING GREATER ROCHESTER...DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THESE STORMS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL RAINF WHICH MAY CAUSE URBAN FLOODING. A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM MAY ALSO MOVE ACROSS BUFFALO`S NORTHERN SUBURBS BY 530 PM. OTHERWISE...HAZY AND MUGGY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 80S. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:35 PM EDT, 53 minutes before
NYZ001>003-007-010>014-019>021-022300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY 535 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 1994 ...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TORRENTIAL RAINS... AT 525 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MOST WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM WELLAND AND PORT COLBORNE ON THE NIAGARA PENINSULA... EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF BUFFALO...AND ON ACROSS MUCH OF GENESEE AND MONROE COUNTIES. STRONGEST STORMS...WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL...WERE OVER FORT ERIE...CORFU...OAKFIELD...AND A FEW MILES WEST OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SAME GENERAL AREAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR GENESEE AND MONROE COUNTIES...INCLUDING GREATER ROCHESTER...UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF BUFFALO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND MAY RESULT IN SOME URBAN FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO DRIFT DOWN INTO THE CITY. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:37 PM EDT, 51 minutes before
NYZ001>003-007-010>014-019>021-022300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO, NY 535 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 1994 ...HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TORRENTIAL RAINS... AT 525 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MOST WITH HEAVY TO VERY HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM WELLAND AND PORT COLBORNE ON THE NIAGARA PENINSULA... EAST ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF BUFFALO...AND ON ACROSS MUCH OF GENESEE AND MONROE COUNTIES. STRONGEST STORMS...WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN AND POSSIBLE HAIL...WERE OVER FORT ERIE...CORFU...OAKFIELD...AND A FEW MILES WEST OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER. THE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SAME GENERAL AREAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR GENESEE AND MONROE COUNTIES...INCLUDING GREATER ROCHESTER...UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING. HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN SUBURBS OF BUFFALO DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AND MAY RESULT IN SOME URBAN FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. THESE STORMS MAY ALSO DRIFT DOWN INTO THE CITY. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Aug 2, 5:40 PM EDT, 48 minutes before
NYZ004>006-008-022300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 535 PM EDT TUE AUG 2 1994 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK UNTIL 9PM... AT 530 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MANY WITH VERY HEAVY RAINS AND GUSTY WINDS...EXTENDED ACROSS THE COUNTIES SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER...THEN SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES REGION. MOVEMENT WAS EAST AT 25 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS WAYNE...AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. THEY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS AND POSSIBLE HAIL. KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED OR THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. MCLAUGHLIN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga | 49 min |
| Aug 2, 4:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Genesee | 4 hr |
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.