Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2013
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this tornado warning at May 10, 2013, 4:39 PM EDT for Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 36 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
- May 10, 2013, 4:39 PM EDT (20:39 UTC)
- Expired
- May 10, 2013, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Chautauqua County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:39 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 10, 4:45 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 N Hartfield, NY | |
| May 10, 5:04 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Westfield, NY |
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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 2256 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
679 WFUS51 KBUF 102039 TORBUF NYC013-102115- /O.NEW.KBUF.TO.W.0001.130510T2039Z-130510T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 439 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF FREDONIA... * UNTIL 515 PM EDT * AT 435 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 3 MILES SOUTH OF WESTFIELD...OR 17 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FREDONIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO SILVER CREEK PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4256 7917 4236 7911 4223 7962 4229 7965 TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 240DEG 31KT 4230 7953 $$ RSH
2 follow-up statements
828 WWUS51 KBUF 102057 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 457 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 NYC013-102115- /O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130510T2115Z/ CHAUTAUQUA NY- 457 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY... AT 453 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A POSSIBLE TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STOCKTON...OR 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FREDONIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... ARKWRIGHT... FORESTVILLE... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. && LAT...LON 4229 7940 4239 7947 4256 7917 4236 7911 TIME...MOT...LOC 2057Z 240DEG 31KT 4238 7935 $$ JJR
265 WWUS51 KBUF 102106 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 506 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 NYC013-102115- /O.CAN.KBUF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130510T2115Z/ CHAUTAUQUA NY- 506 PM EDT FRI MAY 10 2013 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... AT 505 PM EDT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED THAT THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAD WEAKENED...THUS THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THIS STATED...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING STILL REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THIS STORM. LAT...LON 4229 7940 4239 7947 4256 7917 4236 7911 TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 240DEG 31KT 4241 7927 $$ JJR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cattaraugus | 42 min |
| May 10, 3:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 43 min |
| May 10, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 54 min | |
| May 10, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming | 54 min |
| May 10, 4:22 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 38 min |
| May 10, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston, Wyoming | 63 min |
| May 10, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 57 min |
| May 10, 4:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 53 min |
| May 10, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 24 min |
| May 10, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 46 min |
| May 10, 5:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 26 min | |
| May 10, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Ontario | 55 min |
| May 10, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 54 min | |
| May 10, 6:02 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 28 min |
| May 10, 6:08 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 3 hr |
| May 10, 6:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 3 hr |
| May 10, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 47 min |
| May 10, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 45 min |
| May 10, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 41 min | |
| May 10, 7:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 67 min |
| May 10, 7:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Wyoming | 56 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.