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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 104, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 12, 2017Lewis County, Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2017, 2:40 PM EDT for Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 65 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 12, 2017, 2:40 PM EDT (18:40 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2017, 3:45 PM EDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 58 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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 12, 2:42 PM EDTHAIL 0.881 Nnw Central Square, NYDIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
Aug 12, 2:56 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Gayville, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN - TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR
Aug 12, 2:58 PM EDTHAIL 0.881 Ene Amboy Center, NYDIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL
Aug 12, 3:05 PM EDTHAIL 14 S Williamstown, NYNICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL 3 TO 4 INCHES DEEP COVERING THE GROUND

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, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 189 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 2017-08-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2017-08-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
609 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
145 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

850 
WUUS51 KBUF 121840
SVRBUF
NYC049-075-121945-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0104.170812T1840Z-170812T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
240 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Lewis County in central New York...
  Southeastern Oswego County in central New York...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 240 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 8 miles southeast of Mexico Point State Park to near
  Central Square, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage 
           to trees and power lines. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Central Square, Redfield, Highmarket, Hastings, Constantia, West
  Monroe, Phoenix and Williamstown.

This includes Interstate 81 between exits 32 and 35.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4342 7554 4348 7581 4333 7589 4332 7586
      4315 7588 4317 7593 4318 7600 4320 7604
      4320 7608 4323 7610 4324 7616 4327 7620
      4324 7621 4322 7619 4320 7621 4324 7626
      4320 7627 4323 7633 4350 7617 4362 7545
TIME...MOT...LOC 1840Z 262DEG 24KT 4343 7614 4327 7625 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Church
3 follow-up statements
284 
WWUS51 KBUF 121859
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
259 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

NYC049-075-121945-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-170812T1945Z/
Lewis NY-Oswego NY-
259 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LEWIS AND SOUTHEASTERN OSWEGO COUNTIES...

At 258 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 10 miles southwest of Redfield to near Central Square,
moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to 
         trees and power lines. 

Locations impacted include...
Redfield, Highmarket, Constantia, West Monroe, Williamstown,
Cleveland, Altmar and Osceola.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4342 7554 4348 7581 4333 7589 4332 7586
      4323 7587 4327 7612 4353 7598 4362 7545
TIME...MOT...LOC 1858Z 262DEG 24KT 4345 7599 4329 7610 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Church
142 
WWUS51 KBUF 121919
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
319 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

NYC075-121929-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-170812T1945Z/
Oswego NY-
319 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN OSWEGO COUNTY 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 900 PM EDT for
central New York.

LAT...LON 4342 7554 4344 7563 4345 7565 4346 7570
      4347 7576 4353 7576 4354 7549
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 260DEG 32KT 4349 7568 4333 7579 

$$

NYC049-121945-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-170812T1945Z/
Lewis NY-
319 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTY...

At 319 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles southeast of Redfield to near Camden, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to 
         trees and power lines. 

Locations impacted include...
Osceola and Swancott Mill. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4342 7554 4344 7563 4345 7565 4346 7570
      4347 7576 4353 7576 4354 7549
TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 260DEG 32KT 4349 7568 4333 7579 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Church
146 
WWUS51 KBUF 121942
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
342 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

NYC049-121952-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0104.000000T0000Z-170812T1945Z/
Lewis NY-
342 PM EDT SAT AUG 12 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 345 PM EDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central New York.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
southeastern Lewis County.

LAT...LON 4342 7554 4344 7563 4345 7565 4346 7570
      4347 7576 4353 7576 4354 7549
TIME...MOT...LOC 1942Z 262DEG 24KT 4351 7550 4335 7561 

$$

Church

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF96 min
Aug 12, 12:20 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson55 min
Aug 12, 4:38 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie18 hr
Aug 12, 4:39 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF18 hr
Aug 12, 1:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF56 min
Aug 12, 1:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOntario24 min
Aug 12, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego48 min
Aug 12, 1:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne60 min
Aug 12, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis24 min
Aug 12, 3:38 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara37 min
Aug 12, 5:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara, Orleans50 min
Aug 12, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF31 min
Aug 12, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 12, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie28 min
Aug 12, 7:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWyoming28 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.