Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2016, 12:05 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York. It was in force for 55 min. 1 report 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 25, 2016, 12:05 PM EDT (16:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2016, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:07 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 25, 12:44 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ellicottville, NY | TREES AND WIRES 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 12:00Z, 4.1 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 1065 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -55 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 8.7
The text
As transmitted.
108 WUUS51 KBUF 251605 SVRBUF NYC003-009-013-029-121-251700- /O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0039.160725T1605Z-160725T1700Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1205 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... NORTHWESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... EAST CENTRAL CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... * UNTIL 100 PM EDT * AT 1205 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR BOSTON TO 11 MILES NORTH OF FALCONER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OLEAN...SALAMANCA...ALLEGANY STATE PARK...BOSTON...EDEN... SPRINGVILLE...COLDEN AND GOWANDA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4266 7802 4202 7846 4227 7928 4267 7886 TIME...MOT...LOC 1605Z 273DEG 36KT 4256 7876 4227 7914 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ SMITH
2 follow-up statements
082 WWUS51 KBUF 251630 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1230 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 NYC003-009-013-029-121-251700- /O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160725T1700Z/ ERIE NY-CATTARAUGUS NY-ALLEGANY NY-WYOMING NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY- 1230 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE...CATTARAUGUS...NORTHWESTERN ALLEGANY... SOUTHERN WYOMING AND EAST CENTRAL CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES... AT 1230 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CHAFFEE TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF FALCONER...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OLEAN...SALAMANCA...ALLEGANY STATE PARK...SPRINGVILLE...ASHFORD... ARCADE...ALLEGANY AND FRANKLINVILLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4266 7802 4202 7846 4226 7924 4267 7854 TIME...MOT...LOC 1630Z 281DEG 24KT 4254 7847 4225 7911 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ SMITH
588 WWUS51 KBUF 251649 SVSBUF SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1249 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 NYC029-121-251658- /O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160725T1700Z/ ERIE NY-WYOMING NY- 1249 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN WYOMING COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR WESTERN NEW YORK. LAT...LON 4202 7846 4223 7914 4251 7840 4251 7812 TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 273DEG 36KT 4253 7827 4224 7891 $$ NYC003-009-013-251700- /O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0039.000000T0000Z-160725T1700Z/ CATTARAUGUS NY-ALLEGANY NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY- 1249 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS...NORTHWESTERN ALLEGANY AND EASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES... AT 1248 PM EDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF ARCADE TO 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALAMANCA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OLEAN...SALAMANCA...ALLEGANY STATE PARK...ASHFORD...ALLEGANY... FRANKLINVILLE...RUSHFORD AND ST. BONAVENTURE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4202 7846 4223 7914 4251 7840 4251 7812 TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 273DEG 36KT 4253 7827 4224 7891 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ SMITH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 4:29 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Erie | 18 hr |
| Jul 25, 4:29 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 18 hr | |
| Jul 25, 6:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 57 min | |
| Jul 25, 7:11 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 64 min | |
| Jul 25, 7:15 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 60 min | |
| Jul 25, 7:21 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe | 54 min |
| Jul 25, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 64 min |
| Jul 25, 7:50 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee, Monroe | 55 min |
| Jul 25, 8:19 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 56 min | |
| Jul 25, 8:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara, Orleans | 23 min |
| Jul 25, 8:35 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Livingston, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Jul 25, 8:40 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming | 35 min |
| Jul 25, 9:10 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 35 min | |
| Jul 25, 9:44 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 46 min | |
| Jul 25, 9:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 10:02 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 58 min | |
| Jul 25, 10:30 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 60 min | |
| Jul 25, 10:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 40 min |
| Jul 25, 10:47 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee, Orleans | 43 min |
| Jul 25, 10:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 55 min | |
| Jul 25, 11:44 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 11:46 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 59 min | |
| Jul 25, 12:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 55 min |
| Jul 25, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 42 min | |
| Jul 25, 12:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wyoming | 34 min |
| Jul 25, 1:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 59 min |
| Jul 25, 1:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 38 min |
| Jul 25, 1:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Livingston, Ontario | 36 min |
| Jul 25, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 46 min |
| Jul 25, 5:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 32 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.