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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 16, 20085 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2008, 6:44 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 16, 2008, 6:44 PM EDT (22:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2008, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 16, 11:28 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 110 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-06-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 571 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2008-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 97 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
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

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The text

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

000 
WUUS51 KBUF 162244
SVRBUF
NYC011-051-055-069-117-162345-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0064.080616T2244Z-080616T2345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
644 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
  NORTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
  SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
  NORTHERN ONTARIO COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
  WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

* UNTIL 745 PM EDT

* AT 638 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE
  HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS WERE
  LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WEBSTER TO HENRIETTA TO
  CALEDONIA...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM WEBSTER TO 6 MILES SOUTH
  OF BRIGHTON TO 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF GENESEO...AND MOVING EAST AT
  32 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  ONTARIO BY 650 PM EDT...
  HONEOYE FALLS AND AVON BY 655 PM EDT...
  WILLIAMSON AND VICTOR BY 700 PM EDT...
  MARION...PALMYRA AND LIMA BY 705 PM EDT...
  NEWARK BY 715 PM EDT...
  LYONS BY 720 PM EDT...

THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. 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 4291 7793 4301 7790 4306 7771 4325 7743
      4321 7661 4301 7685 4301 7695 4294 7696
      4278 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2244Z 288DEG 28KT 4315 7737 4302 7756
          4294 7784

$$

JJR
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS51 KBUF 162314
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
714 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

NYC051-055-162324-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080616T2345Z/
LIVINGSTON NY-MONROE NY-
714 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND
NORTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

LAT...LON 4294 7754 4294 7748 4298 7748 4300 7742
      4304 7740 4304 7736 4310 7737 4325 7734
      4321 7661 4301 7685 4301 7695 4294 7696
      4278 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 292DEG 29KT 4317 7698 4299 7697
          4295 7706

$$

NYC011-069-117-162345-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080616T2345Z/
ONTARIO NY-WAYNE NY-CAYUGA NY-
714 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CAYUGA...WAYNE AND NORTHERN ONTARIO COUNTIES...

AT 708 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL
SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THESE STORMS
WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES NORTHEAST OF MARION
TO PHELPS TO CLIFTON SPRINGS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 19
MILES EAST OF WEBSTER TO 10 MILES NORTH OF GENEVA TO 10 MILES
NORTHEAST OF CANANDAIGUA...MOVING EAST AT 33 MPH.

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  NORTH ROSE BY 720 PM EDT...
  CLYDE BY 725 PM EDT...
  VICTORY BY 740 PM EDT...

THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. 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 4294 7754 4294 7748 4298 7748 4300 7742
      4304 7740 4304 7736 4310 7737 4325 7734
      4321 7661 4301 7685 4301 7695 4294 7696
      4278 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 292DEG 29KT 4317 7698 4299 7697
          4295 7706

$$

JJR
000 
WWUS51 KBUF 162345
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
745 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

NYC011-069-117-162355-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080616T2345Z/
ONTARIO NY-WAYNE NY-CAYUGA NY-
745 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CAYUGA...WAYNE
AND NORTHERN ONTARIO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

AT 745 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD EXITED THE WARNED AREA...
THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 4294 7754 4294 7748 4298 7748 4300 7742
      4304 7740 4304 7736 4310 7737 4325 7734
      4321 7661 4301 7685 4301 7695 4294 7696
      4278 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 283DEG 31KT 4318 7696 4300 7695
          4296 7704

$$

JJR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 15, 9:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF64 min
Jun 15, 10:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF32 min
Jun 15, 11:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF60 min
Jun 16, 1:00 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF60 min
Jun 16, 1:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF64 min
Jun 16, 1:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF32 min
Jun 16, 11:59 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFMonroe55 min
Jun 16, 12:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans56 min
Jun 16, 12:17 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF58 min
Jun 16, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans54 min
Jun 16, 1:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF47 min
Jun 16, 1:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Wayne54 min
Jun 16, 1:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF62 min
Jun 16, 1:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara53 min
Jun 16, 1:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFMonroe, Wayne43 min
Jun 16, 2:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga20 min
Jun 16, 2:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOntario, Wayne32 min
Jun 16, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming44 min
Jun 16, 2:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans37 min
Jun 16, 2:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF28 min
Jun 16, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF28 min
Jun 16, 5:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans57 min
Jun 16, 5:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Monroe, Orleans, Wayne57 min
Jun 16, 6:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF45 min
Jun 16, 6:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Wyoming55 min
Jun 16, 7:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming63 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.