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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Buffalo, NY

May 29, 2012Chautauqua County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2012, 11:24 AM EDT for Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 66 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
May 29, 2012, 11:24 AM EDT (15:24 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2012, 12:30 PM EDT
In force
66 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Chautauqua County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 29, 12:15 PM EDTHAIL 0.88Lakewood, NY
May 29, 12:20 PM EDTHAIL 0.5Falconer, NY
May 29, 12:24 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGFalconer, NYTREE DOWN ON HOUSE

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 29, 10:27 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 2012-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1783 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°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 2012-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 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
1783 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-53 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1124 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
128 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
2.0

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The text

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

212 
WUUS51 KBUF 291524
SVRBUF
NYC013-291630-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0016.120529T1524Z-120529T1630Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1124 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

* UNTIL 1230 PM EDT

* AT 1120 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES
  EAST OF FINDLEY LAKE...OR 19 MILES WEST OF JAMESTOWN...AND MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTE...
  CHAUTAUQUA LAKE...
  SHERMAN...
  DEWITTVILLE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

&&

LAT...LON 4222 7977 4253 7914 4212 7911 4199 7959
      4199 7976 4201 7977
TIME...MOT...LOC 1524Z 240DEG 32KT 4213 7956

$$

HITCHCOCK
2 follow-up statements
011 
WWUS51 KBUF 291602
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1202 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

NYC013-291630-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120529T1630Z/
CHAUTAUQUA NY-
1202 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...

AT 1153 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE 
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THE ORIGINAL STORM 
HAS WEAKENED WHILE ANOTHER STORM HAS MOVED NORTHEAST INTO THE AREA 
FROM PA.  THIS NEW STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CLYMER...OR 24 MILES WEST 
OF JAMESTOWN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  THERE ARE ALSO NUMEROUS 
OTHER WEAKER STORMS IN THE AREA.  THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF POWER 
OUTAGES.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  PANAMA...
  BEMUS POINT...
  GERRY...
  LAKEWOOD...
  CHAUTAUQUA LAKE...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

&&

LAT...LON 4211 7977 4241 7913 4212 7911 4199 7959
      4199 7976 4201 7977
TIME...MOT...LOC 1558Z 240DEG 32KT 4204 7964

$$

ZAFF
010 
WWUS51 KBUF 291627
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1227 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

NYC013-291637-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-120529T1630Z/
CHAUTAUQUA NY-
1227 PM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 PM EDT...

AT 1227 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 ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM EDT
TUESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

LAT...LON 4211 7977 4241 7913 4212 7911 4199 7959
      4199 7976 4201 7977
TIME...MOT...LOC 1627Z 240DEG 32KT 4217 7934

$$

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 3:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis54 min
May 29, 4:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWyoming66 min
May 29, 4:33 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF27 min
May 29, 4:41 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson34 min
May 29, 5:09 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWyoming36 min
May 29, 5:17 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis28 min
May 29, 6:34 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis22 min
May 29, 11:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua44 min
May 29, 11:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Wyoming51 min
May 29, 12:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego64 min
May 29, 12:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Ontario62 min
May 29, 12:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Wyoming41 min
May 29, 12:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne44 min
May 29, 12:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOntario58 min
May 29, 12:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario41 min
May 29, 12:54 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF36 min
May 29, 1:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFWayne58 min
May 29, 1:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis, Oswego55 min
May 29, 1:24 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryBUFOswego3 hr
May 29, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston63 min
May 29, 1:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis, Oswego38 min
May 29, 2:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego43 min

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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.