Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 1994, 7:34 PM EDT for Cayuga County, New York. It was in force for 56 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 1994, 7:34 PM EDT (23:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 1994, 8:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 56 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, 11.6 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
- 498 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 915 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 277 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 322 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KBUF 282335 RRA SVRBUF NYC011-290030- BULLETIN - EBS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 734 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 830 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...S... IN NEW YORK ...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY AND ADJACENT WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES AT 730 PM RADAR INDICATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY NEAR HANNIBAL. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING EAST AT 50 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. REMEMBER SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. ZREMAIN CALM BUT BE ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. 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, Aug 28, 5:33 PM EDT, 2 hours 1 minute before
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-282300-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
533 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994
...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED NORTH OF BUFFALO...
AT 533 PM...BUFFALO RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
15 MILES WIDE THAT REACHED FROM NIAGARA FALLS TO EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO
COVERING MUCH OF NIAGARA COUNTY AND NORTHERN ORLEANS COUNTY. SHOWERS
WERE OVER GENESEE COUNTY...AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED THE
FINGER LAKES REGION AND THE SOUTHERN TIER BETWEEN ELLICOTTVILLE AND
BINGHAMTON. A THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OR
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING OVER NIAGARA...ORLEANS...AND
MONROE COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO BE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER COUNTIES. MANY OF THESE STORMS
HAVE PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...
AND HAIL.
STAY ALERT TO RAPIDIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
TINGLEYSpecial weather statement, Aug 28, 5:42 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-282300-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND RADAR SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
533 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994
...THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUED NORTH OF BUFFALO...
AT 533 PM...BUFFALO RADAR SHOWED A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
15 MILES WIDE THAT REACHED FROM NIAGARA FALLS TO EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO
COVERING MUCH OF NIAGARA COUNTY AND NORTHERN ORLEANS COUNTY. SHOWERS
WERE OVER GENESEE COUNTY...AND SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS COVERED THE
FINGER LAKES REGION AND THE SOUTHERN TIER BETWEEN ELLICOTTVILLE AND
BINGHAMTON. A THUNDERSTORM WAS ALSO OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CORNER OR
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MOVING OVER NIAGARA...ORLEANS...AND
MONROE COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. SHOWERS AND THUDERSTORMS WILL
ALSO BE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER COUNTIES. MANY OF THESE STORMS
HAVE PRODUCED VERY HEAVY RAINS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...STRONG WINDS...
AND HAIL.
STAY ALERT TO RAPIDIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND STAY TUNED TO
NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES.
TINGLEYLocal storm report, Aug 28, 7:00 PM EDT, 34 minutes before
UPDATE ON STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO
700 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994
...SEVERE WEATHER FROM SUN AFTERNOON AUG 28TH...
230 PM...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY...SURVEY OF DAMAGE AROUND LEON. THE
METEOROLOGIST WHO COMPLETED THE STORM SURVEY INDICATED THAT
DAMAGE WAS LIKELY PRODUCED BY EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
TUCKERSpecial weather statement, Aug 28, 7:15 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
NYZ004-005-006-290010-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
715 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST THROUGH WAYNE COUNTY...
AT 705 PM...BUFFALO RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH
THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY BETWEEN CLYDE AND WOLCOTT.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM AND IT MAY ALSO CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL.
THE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD CONTINUE
THROUGH NORTHERN CAYUGA AND INTO SOUTHWEST OSWEGO COUNTY IN THE NEXT
HOUR.
REMEMBER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
PACESpecial weather statement, Aug 28, 7:16 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
NYZ004-005-006-290010-
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
715 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING EAST THROUGH WAYNE COUNTY...
AT 705 PM...BUFFALO RADAR SHOWED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH
THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF WAYNE COUNTY BETWEEN CLYDE AND WOLCOTT.
VERY HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THIS
STORM AND IT MAY ALSO CONTAIN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND POSSIBLY HAIL.
T*HE STORM WAS MOVING EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND SHOULD CONTINUE
THROUGH NORTHERN CAYUGA AND INTO SOUTHWEST OSWEGO COUNTY IN THE NEXT
HOUR.
REMEMBER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.
PACELocal storm report, Aug 28, 7:31 PM EDT, 3 minutes before
UPDATE ON STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO
700 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 1994
...SEVERE WEATHER FROM SUN AFTERNOON AUG 28TH...
230 PM...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY...SURVEY OF DAMAGE AROUND LEON. THE
METEOROLOGIST WHO COMPLETED THE STORM SURVEY INDICATED THAT
DAMAGE WAS LIKELY PRODUCED BY EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM.
TUCKERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 12:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 100 min |
| Aug 28, 12:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Orleans | 100 min |
| Aug 28, 12:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 57 min |
| Aug 28, 12:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 67 min |
| Aug 28, 1:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Wyoming | 61 min |
| Aug 28, 1:41 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 64 min |
| Aug 28, 2:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 57 min |
| Aug 28, 2:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga | 68 min |
| Aug 28, 3:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 58 min |
| Aug 28, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Wyoming | 67 min |
| Aug 28, 3:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 57 min |
| Aug 28, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Erie | 55 min |
| Aug 28, 4:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Allegany, Wyoming | 49 min |
| Aug 28, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie | 64 min |
| Aug 28, 6:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Erie | 41 min |
| Aug 28, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Wyoming | 46 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.