Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 54, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2017, 5:16 PM EDT for Lewis County, New York. It was in force for 59 min. 2 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
- Jun 18, 2017, 5:16 PM EDT (21:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 18, 2017, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 59 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 5:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Croghan, NY | TREE AND PHONE LINE DOWN ON GEORGE STREET |
| Jun 18, 6:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ese Lowville, NY | TREES DOWN |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 18, 1:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 178 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
- 18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -75 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 659 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
234
WUUS51 KBUF 182116
SVRBUF
NYC049-182215-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0054.170618T2116Z-170618T2215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
516 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Lewis County in central New York...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 516 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles east of
Redfield, or 16 miles north of Camden, moving northeast 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...
Lowville, Whetstone Gulf State Park, New Bremen, Watson,
Martinsburg, Croghan, Belfort and North Osceola.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4351 7569 4356 7576 4361 7577 4410 7520
4408 7517 4381 7514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 225DEG 31KT 4357 7569
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Smith2 follow-up statements
548
WWUS51 KBUF 182142 RRA
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
542 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
NYC049-182215-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-170618T2215Z/
Lewis NY-
542 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY...
At 542 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lowville, or 22
miles northwest of Old Forge, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to
trees and power lines.
Locations impacted include...
Lowville, Whetstone Gulf State Park, New Bremen, Watson, Martinsburg,
Croghan, Belfort and Soft Maple Reservoir.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4365 7543 4377 7558 4410 7520 4408 7517
4381 7514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 233DEG 31KT 4384 7538
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Smith435
WWUS51 KBUF 182211 RRA
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
611 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
NYC049-182221-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-170618T2215Z/
Lewis NY-
611 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LEWIS COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 615 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has 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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Buffalo.
LAT...LON 4365 7543 4377 7558 4410 7520 4408 7517
4381 7514
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 225DEG 31KT 4401 7514
$$
SmithThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 10:50 PM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson and 7 more | 22 hr |
| Jun 18, 2:07 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 38 min |
| Jun 18, 2:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 61 min | |
| Jun 18, 2:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 37 min |
| Jun 18, 2:24 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 66 min | |
| Jun 18, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 53 min |
| Jun 18, 2:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 3:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 86 min | |
| Jun 18, 3:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 63 min | |
| Jun 18, 3:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 60 min |
| Jun 18, 3:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming | 67 min |
| Jun 18, 4:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 40 min |
| Jun 18, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Orleans | 31 min |
| Jun 18, 4:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 65 min |
| Jun 18, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Wyoming | 56 min |
| Jun 18, 4:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 67 min |
| Jun 18, 4:54 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming | 51 min |
| Jun 18, 5:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 61 min |
| Jun 18, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 56 min |
| Jun 18, 5:21 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 54 min | |
| Jun 18, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston, Wyoming | 47 min |
| Jun 18, 5:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Oswego | 59 min |
| Jun 18, 6:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 59 min | |
| Jun 18, 6:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 49 min |
| Jun 18, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego | 45 min |
| Jun 18, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 64 min |
| Jun 18, 6:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 61 min | |
| Jun 18, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 28 min | |
| Jun 18, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 62 min |
| Jun 18, 7:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 54 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.