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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 121, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 22, 2017Erie County, Niagara County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 22, 2017, 6:28 PM EDT for Erie County, Niagara County, New York. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 22, 2017, 6:28 PM EDT (22:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 22, 2017, 7:15 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Erie County, NY, Niagara County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 5 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 22, 12:23 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 8 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 2017-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 435 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 2017-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

262 
WUUS51 KBUF 222228
SVRBUF
NYC029-063-222315-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0121.170822T2228Z-170822T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
628 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Erie County in western New York...
  Southern Niagara County in western New York...

* Until 715 PM EDT.

* At 628 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest
  of Niagara Falls, 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...
  Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda,
  Clarence, Lackawanna and Kenmore.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 56 and 49.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4312 7906 4316 7846 4287 7846 4287 7849
      4278 7849 4278 7846 4271 7846 4270 7847
      4280 7892 4284 7893 4289 7891 4293 7891
      4296 7893 4296 7896 4299 7901 4302 7902
      4306 7900 4308 7908
TIME...MOT...LOC 2228Z 279DEG 34KT 4300 7920 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Church
2 follow-up statements
259 
WWUS51 KBUF 222254
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
654 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

NYC029-063-222315-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-170822T2315Z/
Erie NY-Niagara NY-
654 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN NIAGARA COUNTIES...

At 654 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kenmore, 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...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Clarence,
Lackawanna, Kenmore and Depew.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 56 and 49.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4316 7846 4287 7846 4287 7849 4278 7849
      4278 7846 4270 7847 4280 7892 4284 7893
      4292 7890 4296 7893 4313 7896
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 279DEG 34KT 4296 7886 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Church
664 
WWUS51 KBUF 222314
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
714 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

NYC029-063-222323-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0121.000000T0000Z-170822T2315Z/
Erie NY-Niagara NY-
714 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ERIE AND SOUTHERN
NIAGARA COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Erie and southeast Niagara.

LAT...LON 4316 7846 4287 7846 4287 7849 4278 7849
      4278 7846 4270 7847 4280 7892 4284 7893
      4292 7890 4296 7893 4313 7896
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 279DEG 34KT 4293 7862 

$$

Church

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 10:39 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie, Jefferson23 hr
Aug 22, 4:04 AM EDTWind AdvisoryBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans13 hr
Aug 22, 4:09 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUFCayuga, Jefferson, Oswego, Wayne40 hr
Aug 22, 7:16 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis59 min
Aug 22, 9:51 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF54 min
Aug 22, 12:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie55 min
Aug 22, 12:34 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Wayne and 1 more56 min
Aug 22, 12:34 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua26 min
Aug 22, 12:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF48 min
Aug 22, 12:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF61 min
Aug 22, 12:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming65 min
Aug 22, 1:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF62 min
Aug 22, 1:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Monroe, Ontario, Oswego, Wayne67 min
Aug 22, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 22, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 22, 1:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego67 min
Aug 22, 1:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming49 min
Aug 22, 2:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Lewis, Oswego55 min
Aug 22, 2:12 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFAllegany, Livingston33 min
Aug 22, 2:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego58 min
Aug 22, 2:48 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston and 1 more57 min
Aug 22, 3:11 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFLewis34 min
Aug 22, 3:15 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFLewis30 min
Aug 22, 3:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston, Wyoming55 min
Aug 22, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming45 min
Aug 22, 4:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF92 min
Aug 22, 4:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOntario19 min
Aug 22, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne35 min
Aug 22, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson67 min
Aug 22, 5:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego35 min
Aug 22, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF47 min
Aug 22, 5:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis61 min
Aug 22, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF32 min
Aug 22, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF30 min
Aug 22, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming22 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.