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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2013, 6:35 PM EDT for Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 25 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2013, 6:35 PM EDT (22:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2013, 7:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 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
- 379 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 762 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 23 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 5, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:45 PM EDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 519 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-060930- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 519 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY. THE MOST WIDESPREAD COVERAGE IS EXPECTED ACROSS WESTERN NY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE MORE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOP THROUGHOUT THE REGION LATER THIS AFTERNOON WITH DAYTIME HEATING. ANY THUNDERSTORM MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IN LOCALIZED AREAS. NO WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS EXPECTED...BUT AN ISOLATED STORM WITH DAMAGING WINDS AND HAIL CANNOT BE RULED OUT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING IN LOCALIZED AREAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-060930- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 519 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AGAIN TODAY. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES. BRIEF DOWNPOURS WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY AT TIMES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ON A DAILY BASIS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A FEW STORMS MAY PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES. BRIEF DOWNPOURS WILL LIMIT VISIBILITY AT TIMES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF HITCHCOCK
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 12:45 PM EDT, 5 hours 50 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1245 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 NYZ003>006-013-014-021-052000- MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 1245 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...STRONG STORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN...WIND AND SMALL HAIL THIS AFTERNOON... SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TODAY. WHILE NOT ALL LOCATIONS WILL RECEIVE RAIN...SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE HEAVY RAIN UNDER SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS. IN ADDITION...SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS. BE ON THE LOOKOUT TO THE SOUTHWEST FOR DEVELOPING STORMS THIS AFTERNOON. HEAD INDOORS STORMS ARE MOVING YOUR WAY. ZAFF
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 2:11 PM EDT, 4 hours 24 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
211 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013
NYZ006-007-051915-
JEFFERSON NY-OSWEGO NY-
211 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013
...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING INTO THE AREA...
* AT 207 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...STRONG GUSTY
WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OSWEGO...
AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY INCLUDE...
SCRIBA...
NINE MILE POINT...
NEW HAVEN...
MEXICO...
PULASKI...
SANDY CREEK...
LACONA AND ALTMAR...
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL
AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE
INDOORS IMMEDIATELY!
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND COULD
CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.
LAT...LON 4347 7589 4343 7659 4344 7659 4348 7649
4353 7642 4354 7636 4352 7635 4354 7624
4358 7621 4367 7621 4372 7599
REYNOLDSSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 2:55 PM EDT, 3 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 255 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 NYZ006>008-051930- JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY- 255 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY.. * AT 248 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SMALL HAIL...GUSTY WINDS...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 10 MILES WEST OF REDFIELD...AND MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM MAY INCLUDE... REDFIELD... NORTH OSCEOLA... THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE LARGE HAIL AND/OR DAMAGING WINDS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED FLOODING OF ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. LAT...LON 4380 7558 4356 7548 4351 7608 4366 7613 REYNOLDS
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 6:35 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 12:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 31 min | |
| Jul 5, 1:50 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 40 min | |
| Jul 5, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 64 min |
| Jul 5, 2:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Wayne | 31 min |
| Jul 5, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 35 min |
| Jul 5, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 61 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.