Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2010
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 24, 2010, 4:40 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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, 4:40 PM EDT (20:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 24, 2010, 5:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:40 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, 5:23 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Randolph, NY | TREE DOWN ON HOUSE |
| Jul 24, 5:26 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Randolph, NY | NEAR I-86 SEVERAL TREES DOWN |
| Jul 24, 5:26 PM EDT | TORNADO | 1 Wsw Randolph, NY | LARGE TREES DOWN ON MAIN STREET AND ON HOMES. PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE. GAS PUMPS BLOWN OVER AT SUGAR CREEK STORE. SEMI TRUCK TIPPED OVER. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 24, 4:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 73 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.
841 WFUS51 KBUF 242040 TORBUF NYC009-013-242130- /O.NEW.KBUF.TO.W.0007.100724T2040Z-100724T2130Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 440 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... EAST CENTRAL CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... * UNTIL 530 PM EDT * AT 436 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 30 MILES WEST OF SALAMANCA...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... ELLINGTON CONEWANGO NAPOLI LITTLE VALLEY 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. && LAT...LON 4241 7874 4214 7871 4216 7916 4232 7918 TIME...MOT...LOC 2038Z 266DEG 34KT 4224 7928 $$ HITCHCOCK
2 follow-up statements
698 WWUS51 KBUF 242052 RRA SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 452 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 NYC009-013-242130- /O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100724T2130Z/ CHAUTAUQUA NY-CATTARAUGUS NY- 452 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS AND EAST CENTRAL CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES... AT 450 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE AND DESTRUCTIVE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR ELLINGTON...OR 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... CONEWANGO EAST RANDOLPH NAPOLI LITTLE VALLEY PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TORNADOES. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO...TAKE COVER IMMEDIATELY! THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4241 7874 4214 7871 4216 7916 4232 7918 TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 269DEG 33KT 4223 7911 $$ HITCHCOCK
031 WWUS51 KBUF 242112 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 512 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 NYC009-013-242130- /O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-100724T2130Z/ CHAUTAUQUA NY-CATTARAUGUS NY- 512 PM EDT SAT JUL 24 2010 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS AND EAST CENTRAL CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES... AT 508 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR EAST RANDOLPH...OR 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALAMANCA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... CONEWANGO NAPOLI COLD SPRING SALAMANCA 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. && LAT...LON 4226 7917 4230 7873 4214 7871 4216 7916 TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 269DEG 33KT 4223 7887 $$ HITCHCOCK
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, 4:08 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 52 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.