Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 59, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2008, 2:43 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 44 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
- Jun 16, 2008, 2:43 PM EDT (18:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 16, 2008, 3:27 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 3:10 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Batavia, NY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 11:28 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 571 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 732 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WUUS51 KBUF 161843
SVRBUF
NYC037-051-055-121-161945-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0059.080616T1843Z-080616T1945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
243 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
NORTHERN WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
* UNTIL 345 PM EDT
* AT 241 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE DAMAGING HAIL UP
TO GOLF BALL SIZE. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
DARIEN...OR 12 MILES EAST OF LANCASTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH.
* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
DARIEN BY 250 PM EDT...
BATAVIA BY 310 PM EDT...
PAVILION BY 325 PM EDT...
LE ROY BY 330 PM EDT...
YORK BY 345 PM EDT...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM THAT HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING QUARTER TO
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 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 700 PM EDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4287 7848 4288 7846 4293 7846 4294 7847
4306 7847 4305 7770 4278 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 274DEG 25KT 4296 7843
$$
JJR2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS51 KBUF 161912
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
311 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
NYC121-161921-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080616T1945Z/
WYOMING NY-
311 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN WYOMING COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4285 7795 4287 7796 4287 7799 4288 7800
4287 7818 4305 7818 4305 7770 4283 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 274DEG 25KT 4296 7807
$$
NYC037-051-055-161945-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080616T1945Z/
LIVINGSTON NY-GENESEE NY-MONROE NY-
311 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN GENESEE AND NORTH CENTRAL
LIVINGSTON COUNTIES...
AT 310 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR STAFFORD...OR NEAR BATAVIA...
MOVING EAST AT 29 MPH.
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LE ROY BY 320 PM EDT...
CALEDONIA BY 335 PM EDT...
AVON BY 345 PM EDT...
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4285 7795 4287 7796 4287 7799 4288 7800
4287 7818 4305 7818 4305 7770 4283 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 274DEG 25KT 4296 7807
$$
JJR000
WWUS51 KBUF 161927
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
327 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
NYC037-051-055-161937-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0059.000000T0000Z-080616T1945Z/
LIVINGSTON NY-GENESEE NY-MONROE NY-
327 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN MONROE...
SOUTHEASTERN GENESEE AND NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
AT 327 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD WEAKENED AND WAS NO LONGER
SEVERE...THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT MONDAY
EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4285 7795 4287 7796 4287 7799 4288 7800
4287 7818 4305 7818 4305 7770 4283 7773
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 274DEG 25KT 4296 7786
$$
JJRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 9:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 64 min | |
| Jun 15, 10:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 32 min | |
| Jun 15, 11:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 60 min | |
| Jun 16, 1:00 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 60 min | |
| Jun 16, 1:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 64 min | |
| Jun 16, 1:58 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 32 min | |
| Jun 16, 11:59 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 12:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 56 min |
| Jun 16, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 58 min | |
| Jun 16, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 1:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 47 min | |
| Jun 16, 1:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Wayne | 54 min |
| Jun 16, 1:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 62 min | |
| Jun 16, 1:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara | 53 min |
| Jun 16, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe, Wayne | 43 min |
| Jun 16, 2:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga | 20 min |
| Jun 16, 2:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 32 min |
| Jun 16, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 37 min |
| Jun 16, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 28 min | |
| Jun 16, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 28 min | |
| Jun 16, 5:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 5:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Monroe, Orleans, Wayne | 57 min |
| Jun 16, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 45 min | |
| Jun 16, 6:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Jun 16, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 61 min |
| Jun 16, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming | 63 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.