Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 106, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2017, 12:05 PM EDT for Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It was in force for 55 min. 9 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 22, 2017, 12:05 PM EDT (16:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2017, 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 Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 12:07 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ne Dewittville, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Aug 22, 12:12 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 Wsw Stow, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Aug 22, 12:14 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ellery Center, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Aug 22, 12:37 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cherry Creek, NY | TREES DOWN IN CHERRY CREEK - TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR |
| Aug 22, 12:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ese Collins, NY | TREES TOPPLED ALONG WEST BECKER ROAD |
| Aug 22, 12:41 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Collins, NY | TREE DOWN ON FOSTER ROAD |
| Aug 22, 12:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Leon, NY | TREES DOWN IN LEON. |
| Aug 22, 12:51 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Cattaraugus, NY | TREES DOWN IN CATTARAUGUS AND NEW ALBION. |
| Aug 22, 12:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cattaraugus, 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 75 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
- 435 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1187 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
308 WUUS51 KBUF 221605 SVRBUF NYC009-013-029-221700- /O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0106.170822T1605Z-170822T1700Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1205 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cattaraugus County in western New York... Southwestern Erie County in western New York... Eastern Chautauqua County in western New York... * Until 100 PM EDT. * At 1205 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Long Point State Park, or 11 miles south of Fredonia, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. * Locations impacted include... Jamestown, Fredonia, East Aurora, Salamanca, Boston, Eden, Springville and Colden. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 near exit 58. Interstate 86 between exits 8 and 16. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4209 7951 4250 7928 4277 7863 4217 7865 TIME...MOT...LOC 1605Z 257DEG 33KT 4227 7937 HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Apffel
2 follow-up statements
957 WWUS51 KBUF 221629 SVSBUF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1229 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 NYC009-013-029-221700- /O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-170822T1700Z/ Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-Chautauqua NY- 1229 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHWESTERN ERIE AND NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES... At 1228 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles southwest of Gowanda, or 14 miles southeast of Fredonia, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. Locations impacted include... Salamanca, Boston, Springville, Colden, Gowanda, North Collins, Ashford Hollow and East Concord. This includes Interstate 86 between exits 15 and 16. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for western New York. LAT...LON 4214 7928 4251 7915 4271 7863 4217 7865 TIME...MOT...LOC 1628Z 257DEG 33KT 4232 7910 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL...<.75IN WIND...60MPH $$ Apffel
134
WWUS51 KBUF 221701
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
101 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
NYC009-013-029-221707-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0106.000000T0000Z-170822T1700Z/
Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-Chautauqua NY-
101 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CATTARAUGUS...
SOUTHWESTERN ERIE AND NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
100 PM EDT...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
However, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
portions of Cattaraugus and Southern Erie Counties.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for western New
York.
LAT...LON 4214 7928 4251 7915 4271 7863 4217 7865
TIME...MOT...LOC 1657Z 254DEG 48KT 4238 7876
$$
MitchellThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21, 10:39 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson | 23 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:04 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 13 hr |
| Aug 22, 4:09 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Jefferson, Oswego, Wayne | 40 hr |
| Aug 22, 7:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 59 min |
| Aug 22, 9:51 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 54 min | |
| Aug 22, 12:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne and 1 more | 56 min |
| Aug 22, 12:34 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 26 min |
| Aug 22, 12:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 48 min | |
| Aug 22, 12:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 61 min | |
| Aug 22, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming | 65 min |
| Aug 22, 1:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 62 min | |
| Aug 22, 1:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Oswego, Wayne | 67 min |
| Aug 22, 1:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 63 min | |
| Aug 22, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 63 min | |
| Aug 22, 1:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 67 min |
| Aug 22, 1:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming | 49 min |
| Aug 22, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Lewis, Oswego | 55 min |
| Aug 22, 2:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston | 33 min |
| Aug 22, 2:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 58 min |
| Aug 22, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston and 1 more | 57 min |
| Aug 22, 3:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Lewis | 34 min |
| Aug 22, 3:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Lewis | 30 min |
| Aug 22, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston, Wyoming | 55 min |
| Aug 22, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming | 45 min |
| Aug 22, 4:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 92 min | |
| Aug 22, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Ontario | 19 min |
| Aug 22, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 67 min |
| Aug 22, 5:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Oswego | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 47 min | |
| Aug 22, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 61 min |
| Aug 22, 6:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 32 min | |
| Aug 22, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 47 min |
| Aug 22, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 30 min | |
| Aug 22, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming | 22 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.