Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1994
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 1994, 4:15 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It was in force for 75 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 13, 1994, 4:15 PM EDT (20:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 1994, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 75 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 59 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 KBUF 132014 RRA SVRBUF NYC009-013-029-132115- BULLETIN - EBS AVTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 415 PM EDT MON JUN 13 1994 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...... IN NEW YORK ...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY...CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...ERIE COUNTY AND ADJACENT WATERS OF THE GREAT LAKES AT 410 PM...BUFFALO WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER LAKE ERIE ABOUT 25 MILES WEST OF SILVER CREEK NEW YORK. THE THUNDERSTORM IS MOVING EAST AT 50 MILES AN HOUR AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE NEW YORK SHORELINE OF LAKE ERIE BY 430 PM. PRELIMINARY REPORTS FROM CANADA INDICATE THAT SEVERE WEATHER HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS STORM AS IT PASSED OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO DURING THE PAST 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, Jun 13, 1:35 PM EDT, 2 hours 40 minutes before
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-131900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 135 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 125 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 ACROSS EASTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY AND SOUTH TO NEAR ST MARYS IN ELK COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM ERIE TO JAMESTOWN AND BRADFORD. LIGHTER SHOWERS WERE OVER MUCH OF EASTERN LAKE ERIE...THE NIAGARA PENINSULA... AND THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AREAS. MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ANY OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING... TORRENTIAL RAINS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL. ONLY LIGHTER SHOWERS SHOULD AFFECT THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AREAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PEOPLE IN WESTERN NEW YORK SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 1:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-131900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT AND SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 135 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 125 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 ACROSS EASTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY AND SOUTH TO NEAR ST MARYS IN ELK COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA. THESE STORMS CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL. OTHER THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM ERIE TO JAMESTOWN AND BRADFORD. LIGHTER SHOWERS WERE OVER MUCH OF EASTERN LAKE ERIE...THE NIAGARA PENINSULA... AND THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AREAS. MOVEMENT OF ALL ACTIVITY WAS EAST NORTHEAST AT 35 MILES AN HOUR. THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO CROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. ANY OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN FREQUENT LIGHTNING... TORRENTIAL RAINS...AND POSSIBLE HAIL. ONLY LIGHTER SHOWERS SHOULD AFFECT THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AREAS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. PEOPLE IN WESTERN NEW YORK SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER SITUATION THIS AFTERNOON AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE SHELTER IF THREATENING CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED. MCLAUGHLIN
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 2:30 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 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, 1 hour 36 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, 45 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, 42 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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, 7:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga | 43 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.