Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1998
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 31, 1998, 6:17 PM EDT for Monroe County, Orleans County, New York. It was in force for 63 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 31, 1998, 6:17 PM EDT (22:17 UTC)
- Expired
- May 31, 1998, 7:20 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Monroe County, NY, Orleans County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 6:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Rochester, NY | |
| May 31, 6:45 PM EDT | Thunderstorm Wind | Yates Center, NY |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 3:30 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 337 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
- 1673 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 264 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
925 WUUS1 KBUF 312218 RRA SVRBUF NYC055-073-NYZ523-524-312320- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 617 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO NY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... MONROE COUNTY INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IN WESTERN NEW YORK ORLEANS COUNTY INCLUDING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS IN WESTERN NEW YORK * UNTIL 720 PM EDT * AT 615 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 5 MILES OF ALBION...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BROCKPORT AT 630 PM EDT ROCHESTER AT 645 PM EDT IF YOU ARE IN THESE AREAS...SEEK SAFETY IN A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. A BASEMENT OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTION. A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH AND/OR HAIL 3/4 INCH OR LARGER. FOR YOUR PROTECTION FROM POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS...MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY RAINS MAY ALSO CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. DONT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.
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
Local storm report, May 31, 2:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NEW YORK
254 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1230 PM CAUGHDENOY NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 OSWEGO LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES
DOWN
0130 PM SCIO NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 ALLEGANY TREE DOWNED ACROSS ROAD
0215 PM DANSVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 LIVINGSTON SEVRAL TREES AND WIRES
DOWNED
0217 PM PORTAGE dNY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 LIVINGSTON TREE DOWNED
NIZIOLLocal storm report, May 31, 2:54 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NEW YORK
254 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1230 PM CAUGHDENOY NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 OSWEGO LARGE BRANCHES AND WIRES
DOWN
0130 PM SCIO NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 ALLEGANY TREE DOWNED ACROSS ROAD
0215 PM DANSVILLE NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 LIVINGSTON SEVRAL TREES AND WIRES
DOWNED
0217 PM PORTAGE dNY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 LIVINGSTON TREE DOWNED
NIZIOLLocal storm report, May 31, 5:58 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NEW YORK
558 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1040 AM BUFFALO NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 ERIE TREES DOWN DELAWARE PARK
1245 PM CONQUEST NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 CAYUGA NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0100 PM PERRYSBURG NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 CATTARAUGUS LARGE TREE DOWN
0430 PM NIAGARA FALLS NY .75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 NIAGARA
0435 PM BUFFALO NY 65 MPH TSTM GUST
05/31/98 ERIE COAST GUARD REPORT
0440 PM WEST SENECA NY 1 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0445 PM DEPEW NY .75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0445 PM NIAGARA FALLS NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 NIAGARA
0447 PM CHEEKTOWAGA NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0450 PM LANCASTER NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0451 PM ANGELICA NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 ALLEGANY LARGE TREE DOWN
0455 PM LANCASTER NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0455 PM WESTFIELD NY TORNADO
05/31/98 CHAUTAUQUA REPORTED BY FIRE DISPATCHE
R
0505 PM 10 NE WESTFIELD NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 CHAUTAUQUA *** 2 INJ ***
INJURIES IN HOME FROM HIGH
WINDS
0525 PM JAMESTOWN NY 1 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 CHAUTAUQUA
0525 PM LAKEWOOD NY .75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 CHAUTAUQUA
0535 PM CHEEKTOWAGA NY 1 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIELocal storm report, May 31, 5:58 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NEW YORK
558 PM EDT SUN MAY 31 1998
TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1040 AM BUFFALO NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 ERIE TREES DOWN DELAWARE PARK
1245 PM CONQUEST NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 CAYUGA NUMEROUS TREES DOWN
0100 PM PERRYSBURG NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 CATTARAUGUS LARGE TREE DOWN
0430 PM NIAGARA FALLS NY .75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 NIAGARA
0435 PM BUFFALO NY 65 MPH TSTM GUST
05/31/98 ERIE COAST GUARD REPORT
0440 PM WEST SENECA NY 1 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0445 PM DEPEW NY .75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0445 PM NIAGARA FALLS NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 NIAGARA
0447 PM CHEEKTOWAGA NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0450 PM LANCASTER NY 1.75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0451 PM ANGELICA NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 ALLEGANY LARGE TREE DOWN
0455 PM LANCASTER NY 1.5 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIE
0455 PM WESTFIELD NY TORNADO
05/31/98 CHAUTAUQUA REPORTED BY FIRE DISPATCHE
R
0505 PM 10 NE WESTFIELD NY WIND DAMAGE
05/31/98 CHAUTAUQUA *** 2 INJ ***
INJURIES IN HOME FROM HIGH
WINDS
0525 PM JAMESTOWN NY 1 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 CHAUTAUQUA
0525 PM LAKEWOOD NY .75 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 CHAUTAUQUA
0535 PM CHEEKTOWAGA NY 1 INCH HAIL
05/31/98 ERIEThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 4:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Niagara | 62 min |
| May 31, 10:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 62 min |
| May 31, 10:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Orleans | 45 min |
| May 31, 10:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Wyoming | 70 min |
| May 31, 10:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe | 70 min |
| May 31, 11:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston | 80 min |
| May 31, 11:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie | 60 min |
| May 31, 11:26 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 79 min |
| May 31, 11:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 80 min |
| May 31, 11:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson | 80 min |
| May 31, 11:50 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego | 85 min |
| May 31, 12:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 99 min |
| May 31, 12:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie | 45 min |
| May 31, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 65 min |
| May 31, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 45 min |
| May 31, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston | 63 min |
| May 31, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Wyoming | 45 min |
| May 31, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston | 45 min |
| May 31, 3:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 61 min |
| May 31, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Wayne | 65 min |
| May 31, 4:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Oswego | 33 min |
| May 31, 4:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 65 min |
| May 31, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 79 min |
| May 31, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Niagara | 79 min |
| May 31, 4:49 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Allegany | 46 min |
| May 31, 5:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 47 min |
| May 31, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming | 63 min |
| May 31, 5:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie | 61 min |
| May 31, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 62 min |
| May 31, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 63 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 1998Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1998
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.