Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 6, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 24, 2010, 4:08 PM EDT for Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 52 min. 5 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
- Jul 24, 2010, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2010, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Chautauqua County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 4:40 PM EDT | TORNADO 2 | 1 S Mayville, NY | PUBLIC REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO. AT LEAST ONE HOUSE HIT.WIRES DOWN. |
| Jul 24, 4:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Mayville, NY | PUBLIC REPORTED POSSIBLE TORNADO. AT LEAST ONE HOUSE HIT.WIRES DOWN. |
| Jul 24, 4:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mayville, NY | TREE DOWN ON AMISH BUGGY. PEOPLE TRAPPED. |
| Jul 24, 4:48 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 S Mayville, NY | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED TORNADO ON GROUND |
| Jul 24, 5:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Mayville, NY | TREE DOWN ON AMISH BUGGY. PEOPLE TRAPPED. |
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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 696 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 476 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 32 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 93 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
106 WFUS51 KBUF 242008 TORBUF NYC013-242100- /O.NEW.KBUF.TO.W.0006.100724T2008Z-100724T2100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 408 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... * UNTIL 500 PM EDT * AT 404 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WESTFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RIPLEY MAYVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4226 7977 4244 7920 4219 7916 4215 7976 TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 263DEG 28KT 4222 7965 $$ HITCHCOCK
3 follow-up statements
219 WWUS51 KBUF 242027 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 427 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 NYC013-242100- /O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100724T2100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA NY- 427 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... AT 422 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE SEVERAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH POSSIBLE TORNADOES. ONE OF THESE STORMS WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES EAST OF RIPLEY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WITH STRONG ROTATION WAS NEAR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE... RIPLEY MAYVILLE CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTE STOCKTON CASSADAGA SINCLAIRVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4226 7977 4244 7920 4219 7916 4215 7976 TIME...MOT...LOC 2025Z 257DEG 30KT 4226 7959 $$ HITCHCOCK
017 WWUS51 KBUF 242044 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 444 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 NYC013-242100- /O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100724T2100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA NY- 444 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH STRONG ROTATION CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES SOUTH OF SINCLAIRVILLE...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. ANOTHER STORM WITH STRONG ROTATION WAS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES WEST OF MAYVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE PUBLIC REPORTED STRONG ROTATION WITH THIS STORM AS WELL. THE TORNADO SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... RURAL AREAS BETWEEN SINCLAIRVILLE AND GERRY ELLINGTON MAYVILLE CHAUTAUQUA LAKE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER NOW! TRAINED SPOTTERS HAVE REPORTED STRONG ROTATION WITH THIS STORM. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4226 7977 4244 7920 4219 7916 4215 7976 TIME...MOT...LOC 2041Z 263DEG 32KT 4224 7925 $$ HITCHCOCK
265 WWUS51 KBUF 242052 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 452 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 NYC013-242100- /O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-100724T2100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA NY- 452 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... AT 450 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTE...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... SINCLAIRVILLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. THE PUBLIC REPORTED A TORNADO ON THE GROUND. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK. && LAT...LON 4226 7977 4244 7920 4219 7916 4215 7976 TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 263DEG 32KT 4224 7939 $$ SAGE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 9:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 84 min |
| Jul 24, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 22 min | |
| Jul 24, 3:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 64 min |
| Jul 24, 4:40 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 50 min |
| Jul 24, 5:00 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 30 min |
| Jul 24, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 55 min |
| Jul 24, 5:22 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 53 min |
| Jul 24, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 44 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.