Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2008
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 64, NWS Buffalo, NY
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.
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.
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, 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.
- 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 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
$$
JJR2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS51 KBUF 162314
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
714 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
NYC051-055-162324-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080616T2345Z/
LIVINGSTON NY-MONROE NY-
714 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND
NORTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
LAT...LON 4294 7754 4294 7748 4298 7748 4300 7742
4304 7740 4304 7736 4310 7737 4325 7734
4321 7661 4301 7685 4301 7695 4294 7696
4278 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 292DEG 29KT 4317 7698 4299 7697
4295 7706
$$
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
$$
JJR000
WWUS51 KBUF 162345
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
745 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
NYC011-069-117-162355-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0064.000000T0000Z-080616T2345Z/
ONTARIO NY-WAYNE NY-CAYUGA NY-
745 PM EDT MON JUN 16 2008
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CAYUGA...WAYNE
AND NORTHERN ONTARIO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
AT 745 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAD EXITED THE WARNED AREA...
THUS THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 4294 7754 4294 7748 4298 7748 4300 7742
4304 7740 4304 7736 4310 7737 4325 7734
4321 7661 4301 7685 4301 7695 4294 7696
4278 7731
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 283DEG 31KT 4318 7696 4300 7695
4296 7704
$$
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, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming | 44 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, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming | 63 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2008Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2008
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.