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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2017, 12:22 PM EDT for Lewis County, New York. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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
- Aug 3, 2017, 12:22 PM EDT (16:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2017, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 12:30 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Lowville, NY | HAIL REPORTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF LOWVILLE |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 174 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -273 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 855 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WWUS81 KBUF 031622
SPSBUF
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1222 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
NYZ008-031700-
Lewis-
1222 PM EDT THU AUG 3 2017
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT EAST CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTY...
At 1222 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Lowville, or
21 miles north of Boonville, moving east at 10 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Lowville, Whetstone Gulf State Park, New Bremen, Watson, Martinsburg,
Croghan, Belfort, Soft Maple Reservoir, Kirschnerville and Beaver
Falls.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may cause
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4367 7548 4383 7560 4403 7516 4387 7514
4380 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1622Z 279DEG 7KT 4378 7547
$$
TMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 32 min |
| Aug 3, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 2:42 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego and 1 more | 61 hr |
| Aug 3, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Orleans | 28 min |
| Aug 3, 4:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 35 min |
| Aug 3, 5:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Livingston | 37 min |
| Aug 3, 5:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 34 min |
| Aug 3, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 46 min |
| Aug 3, 5:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe | 53 min |
| Aug 3, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 60 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.