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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 18, 20174 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 18, 2017, 8:13 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 29 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, 8:13 PM EDT (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 18, 2017, 8:42 PM EDT
In force
29 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, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:14 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 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 56 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 00:00Z on 2017-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 341 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 00:00Z on 2017-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 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
341 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-48 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
845 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
127 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.5

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The text

As transmitted.

966 
WUUS51 KBUF 190013
SVRBUF
NYC009-013-029-121-190115-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0063.170619T0013Z-170619T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Wyoming County in western New York...
  Central Cattaraugus County in western New York...
  Southern Erie County in western New York...
  Northeastern Chautauqua County in western New York...

* Until 915 PM EDT.

* At 812 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 6 miles southeast of Silver Creek to 7 miles south
  of Gowanda to 9 miles west of Salamanca, moving east at 50 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Holland, Gowanda, Salamanca, Allegany State Park, Boston, Eden, 
  Springville, Colden and Arcade.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 near exit 58.
 Interstate 86 between exits 19 and 21.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4209 7883 4232 7885 4254 7914 4279 7871
      4273 7828 4252 7830 4252 7831 4225 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0012Z 250DEG 45KT 4249 7908 4236 7889 4215 7891 

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

HITCHCOCK
2 follow-up statements
166 
WWUS51 KBUF 190028
SVSBUF

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

NYC013-190037-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-170619T0115Z/
Chautauqua NY-
828 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
western New York.

LAT...LON 4212 7880 4235 7876 4258 7906 4279 7871
      4273 7828 4252 7830 4252 7831 4225 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 248DEG 44KT 4255 7888 4242 7869 4221 7871 

$$

NYC009-029-121-190115-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-170619T0115Z/
Wyoming NY-Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-
828 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING...EASTERN CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHERN ERIE
COUNTIES...

At 827 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near North Collins to Ashford Hollow to near
Salamanca, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

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

Locations impacted include...
Gowanda, Sardinia, Salamanca, Allegany State Park, Boston, Eden, 
Springville, Colden, and Arcade.

This includes Interstate 86 between exits 20 and 21.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4212 7880 4235 7876 4258 7906 4279 7871
      4273 7828 4252 7830 4252 7831 4225 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 248DEG 44KT 4255 7888 4242 7869 4221 7871 

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

HITCHCOCK
102 
WWUS51 KBUF 190042
SVSBUF

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

NYC009-029-121-190051-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-170619T0115Z/
Wyoming NY-Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-
842 PM EDT SUN JUN 18 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING...EASTERN
CATTARAUGUS AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
western New York.

LAT...LON 4212 7880 4235 7876 4258 7906 4279 7871
      4273 7828 4252 7830 4252 7831 4225 7832
TIME...MOT...LOC 0041Z 250DEG 45KT 4261 7865 4248 7846 4227 7848 

$$

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 18, 8:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis32 min
Jun 19, 3:45 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF30 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.