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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 9, 2008Lewis County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 9, 2008, 6:32 AM EST for Lewis County, New York. It was in force for 43 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, 6:32 AM EST (11:32 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2008, 7:15 AM EST
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Lewis County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 9 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:32 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, 6:50 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Denmark, NY	BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF
Jan 9, 7:06 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Denmark, NY	BARN ROOF BLOWN OFF
Jan 9, 7:10 AM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Lyons Falls, NY	TREES/LIMBS/POLES/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, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 091132
SVRBUF
NYC049-091215-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0013.080109T1132Z-080109T1215Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 715 AM EST

* AT 626 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 24 MILES NORTHWEST OF BARNES CORNERS TO 38 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  HIGHMARKET...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  WATERTOWN TO BRIDGEPORT...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  BARNES CORNERS BY 640 AM EST...
  HIGHMARKET BY 650 AM EST...
  LOWVILLE BY 655 AM EST...
  INDIAN RIVER BY 700 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 4341 7553 4345 7572 4351 7577 4375 7578
      4379 7579 4380 7585 4388 7584 4388 7574
      4397 7555 4404 7549 4411 7555 4422 7543
      4409 7514 4361 7510
TIME...MOT...LOC 1132Z 270DEG 52KT 4412 7592 4317 7593

$$

ZAFF

2 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS51 KBUF 091154
SVSBUF

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

NYC049-091215-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080109T1215Z/
LEWIS NY-
655 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 AM EST
FOR LEWIS COUNTY...

AT 650 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 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF NATURAL BRIDGE TO 28 MILES SOUTH
OF HIGHMARKET...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF
FORT DRUM TO SYLVAN BEACH...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  HIGHMARKET AND CASTORLAND BY 700 AM EST...
  NATURAL BRIDGE AND MARTINSBURG AND LOWVILLE BY 705 AM EST...
  LYONS FALLS AND TURIN AND CROGHAN BY 710 AM EST...
  INDIAN RIVER AND PORT LEYDEN AND HARRISVILLE BY 715 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 4341 7553 4345 7572 4351 7577 4375 7578
      4379 7579 4380 7585 4388 7584 4388 7574
      4397 7555 4404 7549 4411 7555 4422 7543
      4409 7514 4361 7510
TIME...MOT...LOC 1155Z 257DEG 41KT 4416 7561 4321 7563

$$

ZAFF

000 
WWUS51 KBUF 091220
SVSBUF

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

NYC049-091230-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080109T1215Z/
LEWIS NY-
720 AM EST WED JAN 9 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LEWIS COUNTY EXPIRES AT 715 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 4341 7553 4345 7572 4351 7577 4375 7578
      4379 7579 4380 7585 4388 7584 4388 7574
      4397 7555 4404 7549 4411 7555 4422 7543
      4409 7514 4361 7510
TIME...MOT...LOC 1154Z 257DEG 41KT 4415 7562 4320 7565

$$

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, 6:13 AM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Jefferson	47 min
Jan 9, 6:29 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis and 5 more	9 hr

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.