Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 25, 2016, 1:01 PM EDT for Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 59 min. 2 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 25, 2016, 1:01 PM EDT (17:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 25, 2016, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 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
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:00 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, 1:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Cuba, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Jul 25, 1:28 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Olean, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
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 25, 12:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 87 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.
885 WUUS51 KBUF 251701 SVRBUF NYC003-009-251800- /O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0041.160725T1701Z-160725T1800Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 101 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK... * UNTIL 200 PM EDT * AT 1259 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALLEGANY...OR 7 MILES EAST OF SALAMANCA...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. * LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... OLEAN...SALAMANCA...WELLSVILLE...ALLEGANY STATE PARK...ALFRED... ALLEGANY...FRANKLINVILLE AND BELFAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A BUILDING. && LAT...LON 4200 7889 4252 7836 4246 7772 4200 7775 TIME...MOT...LOC 1659Z 274DEG 32KT 4215 7858 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ SMITH
3 follow-up statements
894
WWUS51 KBUF 251722
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
122 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
NYC003-009-251800-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160725T1800Z/
CATTARAUGUS NY-ALLEGANY NY-
122 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES...
AT 119 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED NEAR
OLEAN AND EXTENDING EAST TO NEAR BELMONT...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ALLEGANY STATE PARK...ALFRED...ALLEGANY...
BELFAST...CUBA AND ST. BONAVENTURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4200 7889 4249 7808 4246 7772 4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1719Z 274DEG 32KT 4214 7833
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SMITH654
WWUS51 KBUF 251739
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
139 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
NYC009-251748-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160725T1800Z/
CATTARAUGUS NY-
139 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY 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
WESTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4200 7831 4201 7831 4247 7786 4246 7773
4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 274DEG 32KT 4213 7810
$$
NYC003-251800-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160725T1800Z/
ALLEGANY NY-
139 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY...
AT 138 PM EDT...A CLUSTER OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WAS LOCATED 7
MILES WEST OF WELLSVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
WELLSVILLE...ALFRED...WHITESVILLE...FRIENDSHIP...SCIO...BOLIVAR...
ANDOVER AND BELMONT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4200 7831 4201 7831 4247 7786 4246 7773
4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1738Z 274DEG 32KT 4213 7810
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
SMITH016
WWUS51 KBUF 251758
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
158 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
NYC003-251807-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160725T1800Z/
ALLEGANY NY-
158 PM EDT MON JUL 25 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER HEAVY
RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE WITH THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
WESTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4200 7831 4201 7831 4247 7786 4246 7773
4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 1755Z 274DEG 32KT 4213 7810
$$
SMITHThe 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, 12:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming | 55 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, 1:07 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 |
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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.