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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 30, NWS Buffalo, NY

May 22, 2013Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2013, 3:14 PM EDT for Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 61 min. 13 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 22, 2013, 3:14 PM EDT (19:14 UTC)
Expired: May 22, 2013, 4:15 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:13 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
May 22, 3:18 PM EDT	HAIL 1	2 E Lake Bluff, NY
May 22, 3:28 PM EDT	HAIL 1	1 Sse Port Bay, NY
May 22, 3:36 PM EDT	HAIL 1.75	Red Creek, NY
May 22, 3:44 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Martville, NY
May 22, 3:46 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 N Victory, NY	BROKEN TREE LIMBS AND FLIPPED HEAVY WOODEN FURNITURE UPSIDE DOWN.
May 22, 3:46 PM EDT	HAIL 1	4 N Victory, NY	DRIVEWAY COMPLETELY COVERED BY HAIL.
May 22, 3:50 PM EDT	HAIL 0.88	Martville, NY
May 22, 3:52 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Martville, NY
May 22, 4:00 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Ira, NY	TREE DOWN ACROSS ROAD AND A TREE ON DOWN ON WIRES.
May 22, 4:00 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	2 S Hannibal, NY
May 22, 4:09 PM EDT	HAIL 0.5	1 E Floridaville, NY
May 22, 4:21 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	1 Sw Hinmansville, NY	HAIL LASTED 5 MINUTES. MANY SMALL BRANCHES DOWN.
May 22, 4:23 PM EDT	HAIL 1	1 Ne Hinmansville, NY	DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL.

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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 169 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 225 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1219 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

050 
WUUS51 KBUF 221914
SVRBUF
NYC011-075-117-222015-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0030.130522T1914Z-130522T2015Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
314 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
  SOUTHWESTERN OSWEGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK
  NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

* UNTIL 415 PM EDT

* AT 309 PM 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 26
  MILES SOUTHWEST OF OSWEGO...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF MONTEZUMA...
  AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  OSWEGO...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4325 7621 4318 7696 4327 7704 4328 7694
      4330 7690 4337 7696 4330 7690 4332 7679
      4335 7673 4335 7670 4341 7665 4346 7656
      4348 7649 4353 7642 4353 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 245DEG 20KT 4330 7693

$$

TMA

2 follow-up statements

198 
WWUS51 KBUF 221942
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
342 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

NYC011-075-117-222015-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-130522T2015Z/
WAYNE NY-OSWEGO NY-CAYUGA NY-
342 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN CAYUGA...SOUTHWESTERN OSWEGO AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES...

AT 337 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR RED CREEK...OR 16 MILES WEST OF FULTON...MOVING EAST AT
30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  HANNIBAL...
  FULTON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

&&

LAT...LON 4325 7621 4319 7683 4329 7690 4331 7685
      4332 7679 4335 7673 4335 7670 4341 7665
      4346 7656 4348 7649 4353 7642 4353 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 259DEG 25KT 4326 7669

$$

SMITH

172 
WWUS51 KBUF 222001
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
401 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

NYC117-222011-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-130522T2015Z/
WAYNE NY-
401 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

LAT...LON 4332 7665 4336 7653 4340 7641 4343 7632
      4325 7621 4321 7665
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 268DEG 25KT 4325 7651

$$

NYC011-075-222015-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0030.000000T0000Z-130522T2015Z/
OSWEGO NY-CAYUGA NY-
401 PM EDT WED MAY 22 2013

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL CAYUGA AND SOUTHWESTERN OSWEGO COUNTIES...

AT 357 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS REPORTED CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR IRA...OR 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
FULTON...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  FULTON...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

&&

LAT...LON 4332 7665 4336 7653 4340 7641 4343 7632
      4325 7621 4321 7665
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 268DEG 25KT 4325 7651

$$

SMITH

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 21, 8:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Ontario, Wayne	62 min
May 21, 9:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Ontario, Wayne	31 min
May 21, 9:35 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cayuga, Wayne	25 min
May 21, 10:56 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Lewis	64 min
May 22, 2:19 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Monroe, Wayne	41 min
May 22, 2:24 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		66 min
May 22, 3:32 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		58 min
May 22, 4:16 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Oswego	59 min
May 22, 6:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cayuga, Oswego	61 min
May 22, 7:09 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Oswego	36 min
May 22, 7:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Genesee, Monroe, Orleans	32 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.