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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 45, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 13, 2016Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2016, 3:23 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 67 min. 4 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
Aug 13, 2016, 3:23 PM EDT (19:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

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

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:23 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 13, 3:26 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGVolney, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN.
Aug 13, 3:35 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGPalermo, NYMULTIPLE LARGE TREES AND WIRES DOWN.
Aug 13, 3:40 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGMexico, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN.
Aug 13, 4:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGLyonsdale, NYTREES DOWN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 12:00Z on 2016-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 356 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2016-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 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
356 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-103 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
857 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
100 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

016 
WUUS51 KBUF 131923
SVRBUF
NYC045-049-075-132030-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0045.160813T1923Z-160813T2030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
323 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

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

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT

* AT 323 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR MEXICO
  POINT STATE PARK...OR 10 MILES EAST OF OSWEGO...MOVING NORTHEAST
  AT 45 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO 
           MOBILE HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  LOWVILLE...PULASKI...CENTRAL SQUARE...REDFIELD...
  SELKIRK SHORES STATE PARK...HIGHMARKET...
  MEXICO POINT STATE PARK AND WHETSTONE GULF STATE PARK.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 33 AND 37.
 
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.

&&

LAT...LON 4342 7553 4348 7581 4334 7588 4327 7634
      4349 7644 4401 7529 4361 7512
TIME...MOT...LOC 1923Z 244DEG 41KT 4344 7630 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RSH
2 follow-up statements
918 
WWUS51 KBUF 131956
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
356 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016

NYC045-049-075-132030-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160813T2030Z/
LEWIS NY-JEFFERSON NY-OSWEGO NY-
356 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR LEWIS...SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN OSWEGO
COUNTIES...

AT 356 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR REDFIELD...OR
15 MILES EAST OF SANDY ISLAND BEACH STATE PARK...MOVING EAST AT 35
MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOWVILLE...REDFIELD...HIGHMARKET...WHETSTONE GULF STATE PARK...
RICHLAND...NEW BREMEN...WATSON AND MARTINSBURG.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 4342 7553 4348 7581 4344 7596 4354 7612
      4401 7529 4361 7512
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 249DEG 31KT 4355 7592 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

RSH
997 
WWUS51 KBUF 132029
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
429 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016

NYC045-049-075-132038-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0045.000000T0000Z-160813T2030Z/
LEWIS NY-JEFFERSON NY-OSWEGO NY-
429 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN LEWIS...SOUTH CENTRAL 
JEFFERSON AND NORTHEASTERN OSWEGO COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM
EDT...
                
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 WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY
WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 4342 7553 4348 7581 4344 7596 4354 7612
      4401 7529 4361 7512
TIME...MOT...LOC 2019Z 244DEG 41KT 4355 7592 

$$

RSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 8:11 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson34 min
Aug 13, 8:50 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis40 min
Aug 13, 11:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie46 min
Aug 13, 12:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee, Monroe41 min
Aug 13, 1:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe, Wayne40 min
Aug 13, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF57 min
Aug 13, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne31 min
Aug 13, 2:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF59 min
Aug 13, 2:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 13, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne57 min
Aug 13, 2:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie25 min
Aug 13, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming55 min
Aug 13, 3:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF42 min
Aug 13, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus36 min
Aug 13, 3:41 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF28 hr
Aug 13, 3:50 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF115 min
Aug 13, 3:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne54 min
Aug 13, 3:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWyoming32 min
Aug 13, 4:03 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming42 min
Aug 13, 4:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis39 min
Aug 13, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Wayne27 min
Aug 13, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Ontario26 min
Aug 13, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Ontario39 min
Aug 13, 5:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF57 min
Aug 13, 5:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua43 min
Aug 13, 5:54 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLivingston, Wyoming36 min
Aug 13, 5:58 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF92 min
Aug 13, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF83 min
Aug 13, 6:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming50 min
Aug 13, 6:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF90 min
Aug 13, 7:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus38 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.