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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 26, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 10, 20154 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 10, 2015, 9:44 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 61 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 10, 2015, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC)
Expired
Jun 10, 2015, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 10, 9:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 203 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2015-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2015-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 161 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2001 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
268 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

891 
WUUS51 KBUF 110144
SVRBUF
NYC011-045-049-075-110245-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0026.150611T0144Z-150611T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
944 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  LEWIS COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  OSWEGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 1045 PM EDT

* AT 943 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
  THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING
  WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM SANDY ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK TO NEAR FAIR HAVEN
  BEACH STATE PARK...AND MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  WATERTOWN...OSWEGO...FULTON...FAIR HAVEN BEACH STATE PARK...
  CARTHAGE...LOWVILLE...PULASKI AND WEST CARTHAGE.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 32 AND 43.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 4361 7511 4342 7553 4348 7581 4315 7588
      4327 7620 4320 7621 4324 7626 4323 7648
      4312 7647 4312 7671 4334 7672 4334 7671
      4333 7671 4352 7642 4354 7622 4365 7615
      4373 7621 4401 7584 4408 7517
TIME...MOT...LOC 0143Z 254DEG 46KT 4367 7618 4328 7675 

$$

THOMAS
2 follow-up statements
169 
WWUS51 KBUF 110214
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1014 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2015

NYC011-045-049-075-110245-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-150611T0245Z/
LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-CAYUGA NY-JEFFERSON NY-
1014 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2015

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR LEWIS...OSWEGO...CAYUGA AND SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES...

AT 1013 PM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LOWVILLE TO NEAR CATO...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOWVILLE...PULASKI... CENTRAL SQUARE...REDFIELD AND CATO.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4361 7511 4342 7553 4348 7581 4315 7588
      4327 7620 4320 7621 4324 7626 4323 7648
      4312 7647 4312 7671 4333 7671 4348 7641
      4353 7620 4376 7574 4405 7517
TIME...MOT...LOC 0213Z 282DEG 40KT 4376 7541 4317 7652 

$$

THOMAS
374 
WWUS51 KBUF 110244
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1044 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2015

NYC011-045-049-075-110254-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0026.000000T0000Z-150611T0245Z/
LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-CAYUGA NY-JEFFERSON NY-
1044 PM EDT WED JUN 10 2015

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR LEWIS...OSWEGO...CAYUGA AND
SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1045 PM EDT...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSES AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

LAT...LON 4361 7511 4342 7553 4348 7581 4315 7588
      4327 7620 4320 7621 4324 7626 4323 7648
      4312 7647 4312 7671 4333 7671 4348 7641
      4353 7620 4376 7574 4405 7517
TIME...MOT...LOC 0242Z 254DEG 46KT 4376 7541 4317 7652 

$$

THOMAS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 8:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF91 min
Jun 10, 8:16 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF59 min
Jun 10, 8:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson57 min
Jun 10, 8:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Monroe49 min
Jun 10, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Jun 10, 9:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFWayne45 min
Jun 10, 9:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe26 min
Jun 10, 9:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFMonroe, Ontario, Wayne35 min
Jun 10, 9:46 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFOntario29 min
Jun 10, 10:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOntario27 min
Jun 11, 10:02 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe58 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.