Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2015
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 23, 2015, 4:29 AM EDT for 5 counties in New York. It was in force for 46 min. 10 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
- Jun 23, 2015, 4:29 AM EDT (08:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 23, 2015, 5:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 4:32 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Batavia, NY | PART OF TREE DOWN IN YARD ALONG OSTERHAUT AVE |
| Jun 23, 4:32 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Batavia, NY | PARTIAL TREE DOWN IN FERRELL PARK |
| Jun 23, 4:32 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Batavia, NY | LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND HALF OF A TREE DOWN ON ELLICOTT STREET |
| Jun 23, 4:35 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Sw Batavia, NY | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS PIKE RD |
| Jun 23, 4:35 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bethany Center, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jun 23, 4:41 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Ne Stafford, NY | TOP HALF OF TREE SNAPPED OFF |
| Jun 23, 4:41 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stafford, NY | NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN |
| Jun 23, 4:43 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Le Roy, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jun 23, 4:45 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pavilion, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
| Jun 23, 4:52 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Caledonia, NY | TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN |
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 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 45 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
- 2108 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 202 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 298 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
606
WUUS51 KBUF 230829
SVRBUF
NYC037-051-055-073-121-230915-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0041.150623T0829Z-150623T0915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
429 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
NORTHERN WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
SOUTHERN ORLEANS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 515 AM EDT
* AT 429 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF OAKFIELD TO 7 MILES NORTH OF CHAFFEE...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BATAVIA...BROCKPORT...GENESEO...ALBION...DARIEN LAKES STATE PARK...
LETCHWORTH STATE PARK...LE ROY AND PERRY.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 390 NEAR EXIT 7.
INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 48A AND 47.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS.
REMEMBER... IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4271 7843 4315 7843 4335 7798 4311 7777
4272 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0829Z 239DEG 53KT 4311 7838 4267 7844
$$
HITCHCOCK2 follow-up statements
778
WWUS51 KBUF 230849
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
449 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
NYC037-051-055-073-121-230915-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-150623T0915Z/
LIVINGSTON NY-GENESEE NY-WYOMING NY-MONROE NY-ORLEANS NY-
449 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 AM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON...EASTERN GENESEE...NORTHEASTERN
WYOMING...SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND SOUTHEASTERN ORLEANS COUNTIES...
AT 449 AM EDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60
MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR LE
ROY TO NEAR PERRY...MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BROCKPORT...GENESEO...LETCHWORTH STATE PARK...LE ROY...PERRY...MOUNT
MORRIS...PAVILION AND BYRON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A
SHELTER...PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...
IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4272 7810 4316 7809 4324 7788 4311 7777
4272 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0849Z 258DEG 49KT 4301 7794 4273 7804
$$
HITCHCOCK428
WWUS51 KBUF 230909
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
509 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
NYC037-051-055-073-121-230919-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-150623T0915Z/
LIVINGSTON NY-GENESEE NY-WYOMING NY-MONROE NY-ORLEANS NY-
509 AM EDT TUE JUN 23 2015
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON...
EASTERN GENESEE...NORTHEASTERN WYOMING...SOUTHWESTERN MONROE AND
SOUTHEASTERN ORLEANS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 515 AM EDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
LAT...LON 4272 7810 4316 7809 4324 7788 4311 7777
4272 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0908Z 239DEG 53KT 4301 7794 4273 7804
$$
HITCHCOCKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 1:13 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 2 hr | |
| Jun 23, 1:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 119 min | |
| Jun 23, 3:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 84 min | |
| Jun 23, 3:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 63 min | |
| Jun 23, 3:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 61 min | |
| Jun 23, 3:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 34 min |
| Jun 23, 4:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 96 min | |
| Jun 23, 4:44 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 46 min |
| Jun 23, 4:52 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 53 min |
| Jun 23, 5:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 63 min |
| Jun 23, 6:02 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 58 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.