Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 8, 2012, 1:05 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 55 min. 2 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
- Sep 8, 2012, 1:05 PM EDT (17:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2012, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 1:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rodman, NY | TREE DOWN. |
| Sep 8, 1:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Watertown, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 10:03 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 217 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
- 113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 869 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 397 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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WUUS51 KBUF 081705
SVRBUF
NYC045-049-075-081800-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0083.120908T1705Z-120908T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
105 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
WESTERN LEWIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
EASTERN OSWEGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
* UNTIL 200 PM EDT
* AT 100 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF
CLAYTON TO 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CENTRAL SQUARE...AND MOVING EAST
AT 40 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
PULASKI...
CLAYTON...
ADAMS CENTER...
REDFIELD...
REDFIELD...
FORT DRUM...
WEST CARTHAGE...
HIGHMARKET...
LOWVILLE...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE
ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY
DANGEROUS SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS!
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4424 7549 4346 7544 4342 7557 4348 7581
4333 7588 4315 7588 4315 7592 4326 7618
4388 7620 4392 7614 4396 7620 4400 7620
4402 7615 4406 7616 4405 7620 4422 7621
4424 7612 4426 7617 4430 7614 4440 7584
TIME...MOT...LOC 1703Z 268DEG 33KT 4427 7623 4315 7620
$$
THOMAS2 follow-up statements
314
WWUS51 KBUF 081732
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
132 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012
NYC045-049-075-081800-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120908T1800Z/
LEWIS NY-JEFFERSON NY-OSWEGO NY-
132 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND WESTERN LEWIS COUNTIES...
AT 127 PM EDT...THE PUBLIC REPORTED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE
STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM ALEXANDRIA BAY TO
REDFIELD...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
REDFIELD...
BARNES CORNERS...
OSCEOLA...
WEST CARTHAGE...
CARTHAGE...
CASTORLAND...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THESE ARE DANGEROUS STORMS. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH...PREPARE
IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD
TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER...
PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
THESE STORMS HAVE A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE
ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
SITUATION. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY
FROM WINDOWS!
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.
&&
LAT...LON 4424 7549 4346 7544 4342 7557 4348 7581
4333 7588 4315 7588 4315 7592 4319 7601
4388 7602 4433 7605 4440 7584
TIME...MOT...LOC 1730Z 268DEG 33KT 4431 7592 4319 7589
$$
THOMAS239
WWUS51 KBUF 081757
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
157 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012
NYC045-049-075-081806-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-120908T1800Z/
LEWIS NY-JEFFERSON NY-OSWEGO NY-
157 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN OSWEGO...EASTERN
JEFFERSON AND WESTERN LEWIS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT...
A SEPARATE WARNING FOR EASTERN JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES CONTINUES.
AT 156 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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4424 7549 4346 7544 4342 7557 4348 7581
4333 7588 4315 7588 4315 7592 4319 7601
4388 7602 4433 7605 4440 7584
TIME...MOT...LOC 1756Z 268DEG 33KT 4432 7558 4342 7557
$$
THOMASThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 8:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans | 90 min |
| Sep 8, 8:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 64 min | |
| Sep 8, 9:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 95 min | |
| Sep 8, 9:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara | 63 min |
| Sep 8, 9:51 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Monroe, Orleans, Wyoming | 54 min |
| Sep 8, 10:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Livingston, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Sep 8, 10:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne and 1 more | 57 min |
| Sep 8, 10:40 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 65 min | |
| Sep 8, 10:55 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming | 80 min |
| Sep 8, 11:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Oswego, Wayne | 70 min |
| Sep 8, 11:49 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 86 min | |
| Sep 8, 12:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Jefferson, Oswego | 66 min |
| Sep 8, 12:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 118 min | |
| Sep 8, 1:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 58 min |
| Sep 8, 4:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 50 min |
| Sep 8, 5:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 50 min | |
| Sep 8, 5:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 44 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.