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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 26, 2005Monroe County, Orleans County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2005, 6:11 PM EDT for Monroe County, Orleans County, New York. It was in force for 49 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2005, 6:11 PM EDT (22:11 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2005, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Monroe County, NY, Orleans County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 26, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr
Jul 26, 5:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 74 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2005-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2005-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 162 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1909 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
162 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WUUS51 KBUF 262214
SVRBUF
NYC055-073-262300-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0039.050726T2211Z-050726T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
611 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
  ORLEANS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

* UNTIL 700 PM EDT

* AT 605 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
  LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES WEST OF BROCKPORT TO 6 MILES   
  NORTHEAST OF BATAVIA...AND WERE MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  CHURCHVILLE BY 620 PM EDT...
  HILTON AND SPENCERPORT BY 625 PM EDT...
  SCOTTSVILLE AND GREECE AND GATES BY 630 PM EDT...
  HENRIETTA AND ROCHESTER BY 635 PM EDT...
  IRONDEQUOIT AND BRIGHTON BY 640 PM EDT...
  EAST ROCHESTER BY 645 PM EDT...

IN ADDITION TO DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MILES PER 
HOUR...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE 
STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER 
ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE 
ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY
WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICE IN BUFFALO.

LAT...LON 4332 7810 4315 7810 4315 7789 4301 7789
      4300 7770 4295 7750 4332 7741

$$

HIBBERT
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS51 KBUF 262246
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
645 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

NYC055-073-262300-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050726T2300Z/
MONROE NY-ORLEANS NY-
645 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM EDT FOR
ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES...

AT 641 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 
DESTRUCTIVE HURRICANE FORCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 80 MPH. THESE STORMS 
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PITTSFORD TO 12 MILES SOUTH 
OF HENRIETTA...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WERE OVER 
SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY.

THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT 
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

LAT...LON 4332 7810 4315 7810 4315 7789 4301 7789
      4300 7770 4295 7750 4332 7741

$$

HIBBERT
000 
WWUS51 KBUF 262256
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
656 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

NYC055-073-262306-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-050726T2300Z/
MONROE NY-ORLEANS NY-
656 PM EDT TUE JUL 26 2005

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES
EXPIRES AT 700 PM EDT...

AT 656 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD EXITED THE WARNED AREA...
THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT 
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK. 

LAT...LON 4332 7810 4315 7810 4315 7789 4301 7789
      4300 7770 4295 7750 4332 7741

$$

HIBBERT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany36 min
Jul 26, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF65 min
Jul 26, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF40 min
Jul 26, 4:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFNiagara, Orleans51 min
Jul 26, 5:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua29 min
Jul 26, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF41 min
Jul 26, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie49 min
Jul 26, 5:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus65 min
Jul 26, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua31 min
Jul 26, 5:38 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF97 min
Jul 26, 5:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Wyoming62 min
Jul 26, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee57 min
Jul 26, 5:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Wayne52 min
Jul 26, 6:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston44 min
Jul 26, 6:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOntario51 min
Jul 26, 6:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego43 min
Jul 26, 7:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFWayne33 min
Jul 26, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF96 min
Jul 26, 7:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis51 min
Jul 26, 7:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego32 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.