Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 18, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2015, 11:13 AM EDT for 6 counties in New York. It was in force for 62 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
- Jun 8, 2015, 11:13 AM EDT (15:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 8, 2015, 12:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:15 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 123 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -74 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
907
WUUS51 KBUF 081513
SVRBUF
NYC037-051-055-069-117-121-081615-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0018.150608T1513Z-150608T1615Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1113 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
NORTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
SOUTHEASTERN GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
EAST CENTRAL WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 1215 PM EDT
* AT 1112 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED NEAR CALEDONIA...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF GENESEO...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ROCHESTER...IRONDEQUOIT...GENESEO...EAST ROCHESTER...WEBSTER...
FAIRPORT...BRIGHTON AND LETCHWORTH STATE PARK.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 390 BETWEEN EXITS 8 AND 12.
INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 46 AND 44.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION...MOVE TO
AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...OR
YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY WHO WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO.
&&
LAT...LON 4270 7797 4297 7797 4328 7732 4328 7717
4329 7715 4328 7707 4327 7703 4327 7695
4330 7690 4331 7684 4331 7680 4323 7674
TIME...MOT...LOC 1512Z 239DEG 46KT 4293 7783
$$
MITCHELL2 follow-up statements
426
WWUS51 KBUF 081554
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1154 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2015
NYC037-121-081602-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150608T1615Z/
GENESEE NY-WYOMING NY-
1154 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GENESEE AND EAST
CENTRAL WYOMING COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
LAT...LON 4280 7773 4295 7770 4328 7709 4328 7707
4327 7703 4327 7695 4330 7690 4331 7684
4331 7680 4323 7674
TIME...MOT...LOC 1552Z 239DEG 46KT 4320 7722
$$
NYC051-055-069-117-081615-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150608T1615Z/
ONTARIO NY-LIVINGSTON NY-WAYNE NY-MONROE NY-
1154 AM EDT MON JUN 8 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1215 PM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO...NORTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON...CENTRAL WAYNE
AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
AT 1152 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM
WAS LOCATED OVER WILLIAMSON...OR 10 MILES EAST OF WEBSTER...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FAIRPORT...WILLIAMSON...MARION...PALMYRA...VICTOR...HONEOYE FALLS...
LIMA AND SODUS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...
DEADLY LIGHTNING AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN
INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. HEAVY
RAINS FLOOD ROADS QUICKLY SO DO NOT DRIVE INTO AREAS WHERE WATER
COVERS THE ROAD.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN BUFFALO.
&&
LAT...LON 4280 7773 4295 7770 4328 7709 4328 7707
4327 7703 4327 7695 4330 7690 4331 7684
4331 7680 4323 7674
TIME...MOT...LOC 1552Z 239DEG 46KT 4320 7722
$$
MITCHELL017
WWUS51 KBUF 081617
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1217 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015
NYC051-055-069-117-081626-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0018.000000T0000Z-150608T1615Z/
ONTARIO NY-LIVINGSTON NY-WAYNE NY-MONROE NY-
1217 PM EDT MON JUN 8 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO...
NORTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON...CENTRAL WAYNE AND SOUTHEASTERN MONROE
COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 4280 7773 4295 7770 4328 7709 4328 7707
4327 7703 4327 7695 4330 7690 4331 7684
4331 7680 4323 7674
TIME...MOT...LOC 1614Z 239DEG 46KT 4320 7722
$$
MITCHELLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 9:55 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 50 min |
| Jun 8, 10:25 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Wyoming | 65 min |
| Jun 8, 10:30 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Erie, Wyoming | 45 min |
| Jun 8, 11:27 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston, Ontario | 78 min |
| Jun 8, 11:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, Wyoming | 66 min |
| Jun 8, 12:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 81 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2015Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2015
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.