Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 33, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2016, 12:12 PM EDT for Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 63 min. 5 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
- Jul 18, 2016, 12:12 PM EDT (16:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2016, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 12:21 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sterling, NY | TREES DOWN ACROSS ROAD |
| Jul 18, 12:24 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Red Creek, NY | WIRES DOWN. |
| Jul 18, 12:35 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Hannibal, NY | |
| Jul 18, 12:35 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Hannibal, NY | |
| Jul 18, 12:53 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 3 Nne Phoenix, NY | NICKEL AND QUARTER SIZED HAIL |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 11:12 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 18, 12:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 4.2 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 1403 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 677 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 266 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 1.8
- Supercell composite
- 7.7
The text
As transmitted.
384
WUUS51 KBUF 181612
SVRBUF
NYC011-075-117-181715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0033.160718T1612Z-160718T1715Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1212 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 115 PM EDT
* AT 1210 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHIMNEY
BLUFFS STATE PARK...OR 7 MILES WEST OF FAIR HAVEN BEACH STATE
PARK... MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FULTON...FAIR HAVEN BEACH STATE PARK...CENTRAL SQUARE...CATO...
BATTLE ISLAND STATE PARK...CHIMNEY BLUFFS STATE PARK...
VOLNEY AND CONSTANTIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
IF ON OR NEAR LAKE ONTARIO OR ONEIDA LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER
AND MOVE INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN
STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR
THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO
SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 4316 7588 4320 7608 4323 7610 4327 7620
4324 7621 4322 7619 4320 7622 4324 7626
4324 7627 4320 7627 4323 7631 4323 7648
4316 7648 4323 7695 4332 7697 4335 7681
4341 7671 4334 7588 4333 7589 4332 7586
TIME...MOT...LOC 1610Z 278DEG 39KT 4331 7684
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ZAFF2 follow-up statements
838
WWUS51 KBUF 181644
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1244 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
NYC011-117-181652-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160718T1715Z/
CAYUGA NY-WAYNE NY-
1244 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CAYUGA AND NORTHEASTERN WAYNE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NEW YORK. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4316 7588 4319 7603 4320 7604 4320 7608
4323 7610 4327 7620 4324 7621 4322 7619
4320 7622 4324 7626 4324 7627 4320 7627
4323 7631 4323 7648 4325 7648 4326 7651
4333 7650 4335 7647 4330 7587
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 278DEG 36KT 4326 7643
$$
NYC075-181715-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160718T1715Z/
OSWEGO NY-
1244 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...
AT 1242 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LYSANDER...OR
NEAR FULTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FULTON...CENTRAL SQUARE...CONSTANTIA...WEST MONROE...PHOENIX...
CLEVELAND...SAND RIDGE AND HINMANSVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
IF ON OR NEAR ONEIDA LAKE...GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE INDOORS
OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER...LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO 15 MILES
FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE
CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW! DO
NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.
&&
LAT...LON 4316 7588 4319 7603 4320 7604 4320 7608
4323 7610 4327 7620 4324 7621 4322 7619
4320 7622 4324 7626 4324 7627 4320 7627
4323 7631 4323 7648 4325 7648 4326 7651
4333 7650 4335 7647 4330 7587
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 278DEG 36KT 4326 7643
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
ZAFF857
WWUS51 KBUF 181716
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
116 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
NYC075-181726-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0033.000000T0000Z-160718T1715Z/
OSWEGO NY-
116 PM EDT MON JUL 18 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY HAS
EXPIRED...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
CENTRAL NEW YORK. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4316 7588 4319 7603 4320 7604 4320 7608
4323 7610 4327 7620 4324 7621 4322 7619
4320 7622 4324 7626 4324 7627 4320 7627
4323 7631 4323 7648 4325 7648 4326 7651
4333 7650 4335 7647 4330 7587
TIME...MOT...LOC 1712Z 278DEG 39KT 4326 7643
$$
ZAFFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 4:16 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 59 min | |
| Jul 18, 4:20 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Oswego, Wayne | 18 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:10 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Livingston, Wyoming | 53 min |
| Jul 18, 5:15 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Monroe, Orleans | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 9:58 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany | 32 min |
| Jul 18, 10:07 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Yates | 23 min |
| Jul 18, 10:48 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 27 min | |
| Jul 18, 11:03 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 87 min | |
| Jul 18, 11:12 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 11:51 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 12:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 40 min | |
| Jul 18, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Monroe, Wayne | 60 min |
| Jul 18, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 2:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe | 31 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.