Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 3, 20174 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2017, 5:29 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 46 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
Aug 3, 2017, 5:29 PM EDT (21:29 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2017, 6:15 PM EDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:32 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 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 39 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 2017-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 2017-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 62 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1527 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

575 
WUUS51 KBUF 032129
SVRBUF
NYC029-037-063-073-032215-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0087.170803T2129Z-170803T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
529 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Erie County in western New York...
  Eastern Niagara County in western New York...
  Western Orleans County in western New York...
  Northwestern Genesee County in western New York...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 529 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lockport,
  moving north at 15 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...
  Lockport, Medina, Newfane, Middleport, Lyndonville, Barker, Gasport
  and Olcott.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4338 7876 4338 7874 4340 7836 4303 7846
      4304 7868 4337 7877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 179DEG 14KT 4312 7859 

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

Church
2 follow-up statements
838 
WWUS51 KBUF 032153
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
553 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

NYC029-037-073-032203-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-170803T2215Z/
Erie NY-Orleans NY-Genesee NY-
553 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ERIE...WESTERN
ORLEANS AND NORTHWESTERN GENESEE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4338 7876 4339 7863 4339 7845 4313 7854
      4313 7871 4337 7877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 179DEG 14KT 4321 7859 

$$

NYC063-032215-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-170803T2215Z/
Niagara NY-
553 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NIAGARA COUNTY...

At 553 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Middleport, or
near Lockport, moving north at 15 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...
Lockport, Newfane, Barker, Gasport, Olcott and Appleton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4338 7876 4339 7863 4339 7845 4313 7854
      4313 7871 4337 7877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2153Z 179DEG 14KT 4321 7859 

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

Church
637 
WWUS51 KBUF 032207
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
607 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

NYC063-032216-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-170803T2215Z/
Niagara NY-
607 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NIAGARA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 615 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 at 615 PM.  However 
gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4338 7876 4339 7863 4339 7845 4313 7854
      4313 7871 4337 7877
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 179DEG 14KT 4326 7859 

$$

Church

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 3, 12:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis38 min
Aug 3, 12:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis32 min
Aug 3, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis34 min
Aug 3, 2:42 PM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUFCayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego and 1 more61 hr
Aug 3, 3:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans28 min
Aug 3, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie35 min
Aug 3, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLivingston37 min
Aug 3, 5:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee34 min
Aug 3, 5:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe53 min
Aug 3, 6:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF60 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.