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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 67, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 10, 20167 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 10, 2016, 7:26 PM EDT for 7 counties in New York. It was in force for 49 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
Sep 10, 2016, 7:26 PM EDT (23:26 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2016, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Sep 10, 7:34 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Akron, NYTREES DOWN.
Sep 10, 7:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGAkron, NYTREES 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Sep 10, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 35 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2016-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 65 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2016-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 106 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
65 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-62 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1006 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
106 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
153 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

934 
WUUS51 KBUF 102326
SVRBUF
NYC029-037-051-055-063-073-121-110015-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0067.160910T2326Z-160911T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
726 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  SOUTHEASTERN NIAGARA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  NORTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  NORTHWESTERN WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...
  SOUTHEASTERN ORLEANS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT.

* AT 725 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CLARENCE...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BATAVIA...DARIEN LAKES STATE PARK...MARILLA...LE ROY...PEMBROKE...
  BENNINGTON...AKRON AND ALDEN.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 48A AND 47.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4280 7858 4313 7855 4315 7782 4289 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 243DEG 45KT 4296 7864 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RSH
1 follow-up statement
210 
WWUS51 KBUF 102350
SVSBUF

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
750 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2016

NYC029-063-073-121-110000-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-160911T0015Z/
ERIE NY-NIAGARA NY-WYOMING NY-ORLEANS NY-
750 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ERIE...
SOUTHEASTERN NIAGARA...NORTHWESTERN WYOMING AND SOUTHEASTERN ORLEANS
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 1000 PM EDT FOR
WESTERN NEW YORK.

LAT...LON 4288 7845 4312 7844 4313 7800 4314 7799
      4315 7782 4293 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 246DEG 41KT 4304 7831 

$$

NYC037-051-055-110015-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0067.000000T0000Z-160911T0015Z/
LIVINGSTON NY-GENESEE NY-MONROE NY-
750 PM EDT SAT SEP 10 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON...GENESEE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE
COUNTIES...

AT 750 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER OAKFIELD...OR
NEAR BATAVIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BATAVIA...DARIEN LAKES STATE PARK...LE ROY...PEMBROKE...BYRON...CALEDONIA...
CHURCHVILLE AND OAKFIELD.

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 48A AND 47.
 
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 4288 7845 4312 7844 4313 7800 4314 7799
      4315 7782 4293 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 2350Z 246DEG 41KT 4304 7831 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

RSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 10, 10:18 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFCayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara and 3 more39 hr
Sep 10, 5:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF89 min
Sep 10, 5:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF82 min
Sep 10, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara52 min
Sep 10, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara64 min
Sep 10, 6:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua64 min
Sep 10, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF93 min
Sep 10, 7:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF54 min
Sep 10, 7:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFNiagara, Orleans51 min
Sep 10, 7:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie43 min
Sep 10, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF66 min
Sep 10, 7:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie61 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.