Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Buffalo, NY

April 26, 2008Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 26, 2008, 5:05 PM EDT for Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report 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: Apr 26, 2008, 5:05 PM EDT (21:05 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2008, 6:00 PM EDT
In force: 55 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 46 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:07 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
Apr 26, 5:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND GST 65	1 E Oswego, NY

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

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 212 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: 1351 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 229 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 262105
SVRBUF
NYC075-262200-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0023.080426T2105Z-080426T2200Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
505 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 503 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS
  OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OSWEGO...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  OSWEGO BY 505 PM EDT...
  SCRIBA BY 510 PM EDT...
  NINE MILE POINT BY 510 PM EDT...
  SELKIRK BEACH BY 525 PM EDT...
  PULASKI BY 535 PM EDT...

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

LAT...LON 4337 7586 4334 7650 4344 7660 4354 7641
      4353 7630 4354 7626 4366 7622 4368 7610
      4368 7604 4371 7598 4356 7591
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 243DEG 31KT 4347 7643

$$

HITCHCOCK

3 follow-up statements

000 
WWUS51 KBUF 262124
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
522 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

NYC075-262200-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080426T2200Z/
OSWEGO NY-
522 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...

AT 520 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MEXICO BAY...OR 13 
MILES EAST OF OSWEGO...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

AT 515 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED WIND GUSTS OF UP 
TO 65 MPH NEAR THE OSWEGO AND SCRIBA BORDER.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SELKIRK SHORES STATE PARK AND BRENNANS BEACH BY 530 PM EDT...
  SANDY CREEK BY 535 PM EDT...
  PULASKI BY 535 PM EDT...
  LACONA BY 540 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 4337 7586 4335 7628 4353 7643 4354 7627
      4358 7623 4366 7622 4368 7603 4371 7598
      4356 7591
TIME...MOT...LOC 2122Z 243DEG 31KT 4353 7625

$$

HITCHCOCK

000 
WWUS51 KBUF 262137
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
535 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

NYC075-262200-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080426T2200Z/
OSWEGO NY-
535 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM EDT 
FOR NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...

AT 534 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS 
IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SANDY CREEK... 
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  LACONA BY 540 PM EDT...
  BOYLSTON BY 545 PM EDT...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM THAT HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS 
UP TO 65 MPH NEAR OSWEGO. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...PREPARE 
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND 
LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...PREFERABLY 
INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

LAT...LON 4353 7623 4366 7622 4368 7603 4371 7598
      4355 7591
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 243DEG 31KT 4358 7611

$$

HITCHCOCK

000 
WWUS51 KBUF 262202
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
601 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

NYC075-262211-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080426T2200Z/
OSWEGO NY-
601 PM EDT SAT APR 26 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...

AT 601 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE SEVERE 
THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD EXITED THE WARNED AREA 
AND WEAKENED...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

THIS STORM PRODUCED WIND GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH JUST EAST OF THE CITY OF 
OSWEGO. IF YOU HAVE SEVERE WEATHER OR WIND DAMAGE...PLEASE REPORT IT 
TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR RELAY TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN 
BUFFALO.

LAT...LON 4353 7623 4366 7622 4368 7603 4371 7598
      4355 7591
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 243DEG 31KT 4359 7609

$$

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 3:16 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		89 min
Apr 26, 3:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Monroe	48 min
Apr 26, 3:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Wayne	45 min
Apr 26, 4:57 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		63 min
Apr 26, 4:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BUF	Wayne	3 hr
Apr 26, 5:14 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BUF	Ontario	2 hr
Apr 26, 5:31 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Jefferson	37 min
Apr 26, 5:32 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	BUF	Cayuga, Oswego	3 hr

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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.