Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 18, 2017Genesee County, Orleans County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2017, 4:29 PM EDT for Genesee County, Orleans County, New York. It was in force for 31 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
Jun 18, 2017, 4:29 PM EDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2017, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
31 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Genesee County, NY, Orleans County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 18, 1:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 36 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 2017-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 199 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 2017-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 163 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
199 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-56 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1297 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
163 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

031 
WUUS51 KBUF 182029
SVRBUF
NYC037-073-182100-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0050.170618T2029Z-170618T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
429 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Orleans County in western New York...
  Northern Genesee County in western New York...

* Until 500 PM EDT.

* At 429 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pembroke, or
  9 miles north of Darien Lakes State Park, moving northeast at 40
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. 

* Locations impacted include...
  Albion, Pembroke, Byron, Oakfield, Alabama, Corfu, Elba and Barre
  Center.

This includes Interstate 90 near exit 48A.
 
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 4296 7843 4310 7846 4327 7820 4307 7801
TIME...MOT...LOC 2029Z 236DEG 33KT 4305 7838 

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

HITCHCOCK
2 follow-up statements
886 
WWUS51 KBUF 182042
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
442 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

NYC037-073-182100-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-170618T2100Z/
Orleans NY-Genesee NY-
442 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ORLEANS AND NORTHEASTERN GENESEE COUNTIES...

At 442 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oakfield, or 7
miles north of Batavia, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Expect wind damage to trees and power lines. 

Locations impacted include...
Byron, Elba and Barre Center. 

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 4301 7824 4314 7828 4324 7817 4307 7801
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 243DEG 31KT 4310 7820 

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

HITCHCOCK
927 
WWUS51 KBUF 182056
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

NYC037-073-182105-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0050.000000T0000Z-170618T2100Z/
Orleans NY-Genesee NY-
456 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ORLEANS AND
NORTHEASTERN GENESEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 500 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 900 PM EDT for
western New York.

Remember, a new Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect 
for portions of eastern Genesee County until 545 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 4301 7824 4314 7828 4324 7817 4307 7801
TIME...MOT...LOC 2055Z 236DEG 33KT 4316 7807 

$$

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 10:50 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson and 7 more22 hr
Jun 18, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua38 min
Jun 18, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF61 min
Jun 18, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua37 min
Jun 18, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF66 min
Jun 18, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne53 min
Jun 18, 2:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua49 min
Jun 18, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF86 min
Jun 18, 3:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Jun 18, 3:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua60 min
Jun 18, 3:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming67 min
Jun 18, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego40 min
Jun 18, 4:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus65 min
Jun 18, 4:49 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Wyoming56 min
Jun 18, 4:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis67 min
Jun 18, 4:54 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming51 min
Jun 18, 5:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis61 min
Jun 18, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis59 min
Jun 18, 5:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne56 min
Jun 18, 5:21 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF54 min
Jun 18, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Livingston, Wyoming47 min
Jun 18, 5:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego59 min
Jun 18, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF59 min
Jun 18, 6:11 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOntario, Wayne49 min
Jun 18, 6:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego45 min
Jun 18, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua64 min
Jun 18, 6:44 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF61 min
Jun 18, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF28 min
Jun 18, 7:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego62 min
Jun 18, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua54 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.