Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 37, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2017, 2:10 PM EDT for Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 50 min. 1 report 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
- May 30, 2017, 2:10 PM EDT (18:10 UTC)
- Expired
- May 30, 2017, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2:25 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Fair Haven, NY | DIME-SIZED HAIL AT FAIR HAVEN STATE PARK |
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 12:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 186 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1274 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
561
WUUS51 KBUF 301810
SVRBUF
NYC011-075-117-301900-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0037.170530T1810Z-170530T1900Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
210 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Wayne County in western New York...
Cayuga County in central New York...
West central Oswego County in central New York...
* Until 300 PM EDT.
* At 209 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chimney
Bluffs State Park, or 11 miles southwest of Fair Haven Beach State
Park, moving northeast at 45 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...
Oswego, Fulton, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Nine Mile Point,
Chimney Bluffs State Park, Mexico Point State Park, Battle Island
State Park and Selkirk Shores State Park.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4348 7612 4311 7684 4325 7700 4335 7686
4335 7681 4339 7673 4345 7665 4351 7653
4356 7645 4357 7636 4356 7630 4357 7628
4360 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 1809Z 230DEG 38KT 4323 7685
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Wood2 follow-up statements
204
WWUS51 KBUF 301840
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
240 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
NYC117-301849-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170530T1900Z/
Wayne NY-
240 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WAYNE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
central New York.
LAT...LON 4348 7612 4325 7657 4339 7673 4340 7672
4345 7665 4351 7651 4356 7645 4357 7636
4356 7631 4357 7628 4360 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 230DEG 38KT 4336 7664
$$
NYC011-075-301900-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170530T1900Z/
Cayuga NY-Oswego NY-
240 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT
FOR CAYUGA AND WEST CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTIES...
At 239 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fair Haven
Beach State Park, moving northeast at 45 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...
Oswego, Fulton, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Nine Mile Point, Mexico
Point State Park, Battle Island State Park, Selkirk Shores State Park
and Scriba.
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 4348 7612 4325 7657 4339 7673 4340 7672
4345 7665 4351 7651 4356 7645 4357 7636
4356 7631 4357 7628 4360 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 1839Z 230DEG 38KT 4336 7664
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Smith422
WWUS51 KBUF 301854
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
254 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
NYC011-075-301903-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0037.000000T0000Z-170530T1900Z/
Cayuga NY-Oswego NY-
254 PM EDT TUE MAY 30 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR FAR NORTHERN CAYUGA AND WEST
CENTRAL OSWEGO
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
central New York.
LAT...LON 4348 7612 4325 7657 4339 7673 4340 7672
4345 7665 4351 7651 4356 7645 4357 7636
4356 7631 4357 7628 4360 7626
TIME...MOT...LOC 1853Z 230DEG 38KT 4344 7651
$$
SmithThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1:14 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 61 min | |
| May 30, 1:52 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 83 min | |
| May 30, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany | 25 min |
| May 30, 1:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 28 min |
| May 30, 1:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario | 27 min |
| May 30, 1:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario | 23 min |
| May 30, 1:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 43 min | |
| May 30, 1:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Livingston, Wyoming | 30 min |
| May 30, 1:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Ontario, Wayne | 49 min |
| May 30, 1:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 36 min |
| May 30, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston | 27 min |
| May 30, 2:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 65 min | |
| May 30, 2:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Ontario, Wayne | 54 min |
| May 30, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario | 32 min |
| May 30, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Onondaga | 22 min |
| May 30, 4:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 49 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.