Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 4, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 17, 2012, 6:11 PM EST for 7 counties in New York. It was in force for 34 min. 11 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
- Jan 17, 2012, 6:11 PM EST (23:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2012, 6:45 PM EST
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 6:15 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Alden, NY | ROOF OFF GARAGE...BLOWN INTO A FIELD 100 FEET...8 NW ALDEN. |
| Jan 17, 6:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Darien, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jan 17, 6:20 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Pembroke, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jan 17, 6:26 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Oakfield, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jan 17, 6:29 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Bennington, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jan 17, 6:34 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Java Center, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jan 17, 6:40 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Byron, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jan 17, 6:43 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Le Roy, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jan 17, 6:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Alexander, NY | TREES BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jan 17, 6:45 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Le Roy, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Jan 17, 6:51 PM EST | TSTM WND DMG | Caledonia, NY | METAL SHED BLOWN OVER |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 48 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 479 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 321 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
176 WUUS51 KBUF 172311 SVRBUF NYC029-037-051-055-063-073-121-172345- /O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0004.120117T2311Z-120117T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 611 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK WESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK WEST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHEASTERN NIAGARA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHERN ORLEANS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK * UNTIL 645 PM EST * AT 609 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES NORTH OF AKRON TO 14 MILES WEST OF CHAFFEE...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MEDINA TO 13 MILES SOUTH OF HAMBURG...AND MOVING EAST AT 85 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BATAVIA... ATTICA... VARYSBURG... PAVILION... PORTAGEVILLE... PERRY... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS! WIND DAMAGE WITH THESE STORMS WILL OCCUR WELL AHEAD OF ANY RAIN OR LIGHTNING. DO NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUND OF THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER. SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. && LAT...LON 4322 7773 4255 7792 4257 7867 4318 7849 TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 262DEG 72KT 4318 7845 4255 7869 $$ WOOD
2 follow-up statements
468 WWUS51 KBUF 172337 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 637 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 NYC029-037-051-055-063-073-121-172345- /O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120117T2345Z/ GENESEE NY-LIVINGSTON NY-WYOMING NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-MONROE NY- ERIE NY- 637 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EST FOR EASTERN ERIE...WEST CENTRAL MONROE...SOUTHERN ORLEANS... SOUTHEASTERN NIAGARA...WYOMING...WESTERN LIVINGSTON AND GENESEE COUNTIES... AT 634 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 70 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF SPENCERPORT TO JAVA CENTER...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM BROCKPORT TO 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF EAST AURORA...MOVING EAST AT 70 MPH. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BROCKPORT... CHURCHVILLE... BATAVIA... YORK... PERRY... LAT...LON 4322 7773 4255 7792 4257 7867 4318 7850 TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 262DEG 72KT 4321 7793 4260 7828 $$ WOOD
578 WWUS51 KBUF 172347 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 647 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 NYC029-037-051-055-063-073-121-172356- /O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120117T2345Z/ GENESEE NY-LIVINGSTON NY-WYOMING NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-MONROE NY- ERIE NY- 647 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN ERIE...WEST CENTRAL MONROE...SOUTHERN ORLEANS...SOUTHEASTERN NIAGARA...WYOMING...WESTERN LIVINGSTON AND GENESEE COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED... AT 646 PM EST 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. ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN GENESEE...EASTERN WYOMING...LIVINGSTON...AND MONROE COUNTIES. LAT...LON 4322 7773 4255 7792 4257 7867 4318 7850 TIME...MOT...LOC 2337Z 262DEG 72KT 4320 7789 4259 7825 $$ HITCHCOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 4:02 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Lewis, Oswego, Wyoming | 11 hr |
| Jan 17, 4:05 AM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 30 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:05 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 6 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:15 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 9:57 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 16 hr |
| Jan 17, 3:06 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Lewis, Oswego and 2 more | 19 hr |
| Jan 17, 5:04 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 41 min | |
| Jan 17, 5:08 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 37 min |
| Jan 17, 5:24 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 51 min | |
| Jan 17, 5:36 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming | 39 min |
| Jan 17, 5:42 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming | 33 min |
| Jan 17, 6:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Wyoming | 30 min |
| Jan 17, 6:43 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming | 47 min |
| Jan 17, 6:45 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston, Wyoming | 45 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.