Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 147, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2008, 6:26 PM EDT for Ontario County, New York. It was in force for 49 min. 2 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
- Aug 10, 2008, 6:26 PM EDT (22:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2008, 7:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Ontario County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 6:45 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Victor, NY | |
| Aug 10, 6:45 PM EDT | HAIL 1.75 | 2 Sw Victor, NY | BROKEN WINDSHIELD IN AUTOMOBILE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 400 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 594 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KBUF 102226
SVRBUF
NYC069-102315-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0147.080810T2226Z-080810T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
626 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTH CENTRAL ONTARIO COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
* UNTIL 715 PM EDT
* AT 618 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
VICTOR...OR 9 MILES WEST OF CANANDAIGUA...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT
12 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
VICTOR BY 640 PM EDT...
THIS STORM WILL ALSO CROSS THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY BETWEEN THE
VICTOR AND MANCHESTER EXITS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. 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.
LAT...LON 4293 7751 4294 7750 4294 7748 4295 7748
4296 7748 4303 7742 4304 7713 4286 7743
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 232DEG 10KT 4294 7744
$$
HITCHCOCK3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS51 KBUF 102244 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 644 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 NYC069-102315- /O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-080810T2315Z/ ONTARIO NY- 643 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL ONTARIO COUNTY... AT 641 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR VICTOR...OR 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANANDAIGUA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... TOWNS OF VICTOR AND FARMINGTON THROUGH 700 PM EDT... THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY BETWEEN THE VICTOR AND MANCHESTER EXITS... IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. LAT...LON 4296 7748 4303 7742 4304 7719 4292 7740 TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 232DEG 10KT 4297 7739 $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS51 KBUF 102302 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 702 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 NYC069-102315- /O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-080810T2315Z/ ONTARIO NY- 702 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL ONTARIO COUNTY... AT 659 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORTH CENTRAL ONTARIO COUNTY...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF CANANDAIGUA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... THE WAYNE COUNTY LINE NORTHEAST OF VICTOR THROUGH 715 PM EDT... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. 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. LAT...LON 4299 7743 4303 7742 4304 7719 4298 7730 TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 232DEG 10KT 4300 7733 $$ HITCHCOCK
000 WWUS51 KBUF 102320 RRA SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 720 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 NYC069-102331- /O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0147.000000T0000Z-080810T2315Z/ ONTARIO NY- 721 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2008 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL ONTARIO COUNTY HAS EXPIRED... AT 721 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER SEVERE...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 4299 7743 4303 7742 4304 7719 4298 7730 TIME...MOT...LOC 2302Z 232DEG 10KT 4300 7733 $$ HITCHCOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 8:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 27 min |
| Aug 9, 8:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 40 min | |
| Aug 9, 8:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 31 min |
| Aug 9, 8:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 57 min | |
| Aug 9, 9:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 86 min | |
| Aug 9, 9:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 11:01 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 119 min | |
| Aug 10, 11:18 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Erie | 117 min |
| Aug 10, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 3 hr | |
| Aug 10, 1:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 3 hr | |
| Aug 10, 1:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Erie | 2 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Wayne | 52 min |
| Aug 10, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe | 34 min |
| Aug 10, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 82 min | |
| Aug 10, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Wayne | 60 min |
| Aug 10, 5:49 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Cayuga | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Oswego | 3 hr |
| Aug 10, 6:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Oswego | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 7:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Wayne | 20 min |
| Aug 10, 7:11 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 85 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.