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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 12, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 9, 2008Jefferson County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 9, 2008, 6:13 AM EST for Jefferson County, New York. It was in force for 47 min. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jan 9, 2008, 6:13 AM EST (11:13 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2008, 7:00 AM EST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Jefferson County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:15 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
Jan 9, 6:20 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Watertown, NY	ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING. WIRES DOWN.
Jan 9, 6:45 AM EST	TSTM WND GST 70	Worth, NY	POWER LINES DOWN
Jan 9, 6:50 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Watertown, NY	ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDING. WIRES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 9, 3:31 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 232 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1291 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 233 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 328 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

000 
WUUS51 KBUF 091113
SVRBUF
NYC045-091200-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0012.080109T1113Z-080109T1200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
613 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

* UNTIL 700 AM EST

* AT 609 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
  EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING
  FROM 22 MILES WEST OF CLAYTON TO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SOUTHWICK
  BEACH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 36 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  WATERTOWN TO 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF OSWEGO...AND MOVING EAST AT 60
  MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  SOUTHWICK BEACH AND HENDERSON HARBOR BY 620 AM EST...
  CLAYTON...ADAMS CENTER AND ADAMS BY 630 AM EST...
  WATERTOWN BY 635 AM EST...
  CALCIUM BY 640 AM EST...
  FORT DRUM BY 645 AM EST...
  WEST CARTHAGE AND CARTHAGE BY 650 AM EST...

THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE 
ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. 
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM 
WINDOWS

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

LAT...LON 4422 7545 4411 7555 4404 7549 4397 7555
      4388 7584 4369 7579 4367 7621 4387 7630
      4389 7643 4394 7643 4388 7620 4391 7616
      4404 7641 4411 7639 4421 7632 4423 7618
      4428 7619 4436 7602 4439 7581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1113Z 270DEG 52KT 4426 7645 4362 7631

$$

ZAFF

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS51 KBUF 091141
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
641 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

NYC045-091200-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
JEFFERSON NY-
641 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM EST
FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY...

AT 638 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM LA FARGEVILLE TO 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ADAMS...OR
ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF FORT DRUM TO 19
MILES NORTH OF CAMDEN...MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  WEST CARTHAGE AND PHILADELPHIA AND DEFERIET BY 650 AM EST...
  ANTWERP BY 655 AM EST...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL
NEW YORK.

LAT...LON 4422 7545 4411 7555 4404 7549 4397 7556
      4388 7584 4370 7579 4372 7616 4388 7631
      4389 7643 4394 7643 4388 7620 4391 7616
      4404 7641 4411 7639 4421 7632 4423 7618
      4428 7619 4436 7602 4439 7581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 270DEG 52KT 4425 7588 4361 7576

$$

ZAFF

000 
WWUS51 KBUF 091201
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
701 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

NYC045-091211-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080109T1200Z/
JEFFERSON NY-
701 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY EXPIRES AT
700 AM EST...

RADAR INDICATED THAT HEAVY RAIN...SMALL HAIL...AND GUSTY WINDS WERE
STILL POSSIBLE FROM THE THUNDERSTORMS.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 AM EST
WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK.

LAT...LON 4422 7545 4411 7555 4404 7549 4397 7556
      4388 7584 4370 7579 4372 7616 4388 7631
      4389 7643 4394 7643 4388 7620 4391 7616
      4404 7641 4411 7639 4421 7632 4423 7618
      4428 7619 4436 7602 4439 7581
TIME...MOT...LOC 1141Z 270DEG 52KT 4424 7588 4360 7576

$$

ZAFF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 9, 3:22 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Chautauqua	38 min
Jan 9, 3:50 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Erie	55 min
Jan 9, 3:57 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus	63 min
Jan 9, 4:12 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Niagara	28 min
Jan 9, 4:24 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Genesee, Wyoming	33 min
Jan 9, 4:32 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Orleans	36 min
Jan 9, 4:51 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Allegany	54 min
Jan 9, 4:53 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Livingston, Monroe	34 min
Jan 9, 5:10 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Ontario, Wayne	50 min
Jan 9, 5:40 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cayuga	35 min
Jan 9, 5:46 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Oswego	44 min
Jan 9, 6:29 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis and 5 more	9 hr
Jan 9, 6:32 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Lewis	43 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.