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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 83, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 24, 2017Monroe County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 24, 2017, 7:44 AM EDT for Monroe County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 39 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
Jul 24, 2017, 7:44 AM EDT (11:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 24, 2017, 8:23 AM EDT
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Monroe County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:48 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 nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 120 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 2017-07-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 784 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 2017-07-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 72 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
784 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-20 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
780 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
108 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
3.1

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The text

As transmitted.

152 
WUUS51 KBUF 241144
SVRBUF
NYC055-117-241245-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0083.170724T1144Z-170724T1245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
744 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Wayne County in western New York...
  East central Monroe County in western New York...

* Until 845 AM EDT.

* At 744 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gates-North
  Gates, moving east at 25 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...
  Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, East Rochester, Webster, Fairport,
  Brighton and Gates-North Gates.

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 4332 7703 4310 7699 4309 7773 4320 7776
      4334 7715
TIME...MOT...LOC 1144Z 260DEG 22KT 4315 7767 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Smith
2 follow-up statements
866 
WWUS51 KBUF 241210
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
810 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017

NYC055-117-241245-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-170724T1245Z/
Wayne NY-Monroe NY-
810 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 AM EDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN WAYNE AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...

At 810 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Webster, moving
east at 25 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...
Irondequoit, East Rochester, Webster, Fairport, Brighton, Ontario,
Penfield and Williamson.

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 4332 7704 4332 7703 4310 7699 4309 7753
      4325 7755 4333 7718
TIME...MOT...LOC 1210Z 270DEG 22KT 4317 7745 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Smith
605 
WWUS51 KBUF 241223
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
823 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017

NYC055-117-241232-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-170724T1245Z/
Wayne NY-Monroe NY-
823 AM EDT MON JUL 24 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN WAYNE AND EAST
CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4332 7704 4332 7703 4310 7699 4309 7753
      4325 7755 4333 7718
TIME...MOT...LOC 1221Z 260DEG 22KT 4318 7734 

$$

Smith

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 9:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany55 min
Jul 24, 4:29 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF21 hr
Jul 24, 4:31 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFChautauqua18 hr
Jul 24, 4:31 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WatchBUFMonroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wayne9 hr
Jul 24, 5:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie45 min
Jul 24, 5:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans23 min
Jul 24, 7:22 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe23 min
Jul 24, 8:01 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOntario59 min
Jul 24, 8:06 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF54 min
Jul 24, 8:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF61 min
Jul 24, 9:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego41 min
Jul 24, 1:10 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUFCayuga, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne27 hr
Jul 24, 1:11 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF27 hr
Jul 24, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego50 min

Nearby

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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.