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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 8, 20194 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2019, 12:20 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 55 min. 10 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
Aug 8, 2019, 12:20 PM EDT (16:20 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2019, 1:15 PM EDT
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:24 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 8, 12:24 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGPittsford, NYTREE DOWN ON POWERLINES NEAR JEFFERSON AND EASTVIEW TERRACE. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 8, 12:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGEast Rochester, NYTREE DOWN ON WIRES ON THE 900 BLOCK OF SOUTH WASHINGTON. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 8, 12:25 PM EDTHAIL 0.75Penfield, NY
Aug 8, 12:32 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGLima, NYTREES AND POWERLINED DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 8, 12:34 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG5 Ne Penfield, NYTREE DOWN BLOCKING KENNEDY ROAD IN THE TOWN OF PENFIELD. TIME ESTIMATED
Aug 8, 12:39 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 E Fairport, NYTREE DOWN ON THE 1300 BLOCK OF MACEDON CENTER RD. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 8, 12:48 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGLima, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 8, 12:48 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGWest Bloomfield, NYTREE DOWN NEAR 5/20 AND COUNTY ROAD 37. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 8, 12:49 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Ionia, NYTREE DOWN NEAR COX ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 14. TIME ESTIMATED.
Aug 8, 1:11 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Ne Hopewell Center, NYTREE DOWN ON TAYLOR ROAD. TIME ESTIMATED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 116 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 2019-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 39 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 2019-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 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
39 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-52 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1232 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

708 
WUUS51 KBUF 081620
SVRBUF
NYC051-055-069-117-081715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0069.190808T1620Z-190808T1715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1220 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2019

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Wayne County in western New York...
  Northeastern Livingston County in western New York...
  Southeastern Monroe County in western New York...
  Northern Ontario County in western New York...

* Until 115 PM EDT..

* At 1219 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Greece to near Scottsville to 6 miles east of
  Pavilion, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Canandaigua, East Rochester, Webster, Fairport, Brighton, Ontario,
  Penfield, Newark, Williamson and Marion.

 This includes Interstate 90 between exits 45 and 42.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4288 7764 4328 7747 4331 7698 4294 7696
      4288 7697
TIME...MOT...LOC 1619Z 266DEG 29KT 4328 7767 4305 7773 4289 7790 

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

TMA
2 follow-up statements
875 
WWUS51 KBUF 081652
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1252 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2019

NYC051-055-069-117-081715-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-190808T1715Z/
Wayne NY-Livingston NY-Monroe NY-Ontario NY-
1252 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN WAYNE...NORTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND
NORTHERN ONTARIO COUNTIES...

At 1251 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Williamson to near Fairport to near Lima, moving
east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Canandaigua, East Rochester, Webster, Fairport, Brighton, Ontario,
Penfield, Newark, Williamson and Marion.

 This includes Interstate 90 between exits 45 and 42.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4288 7764 4328 7747 4331 7698 4294 7696
      4288 7697
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 266DEG 31KT 4324 7722 4306 7737 4289 7756 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

TMA
185 
WWUS51 KBUF 081718
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
118 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2019

NYC051-055-069-117-081727-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-190808T1715Z/
Wayne NY-Livingston NY-Monroe NY-Ontario NY-
118 PM EDT Thu Aug 8 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN WAYNE...NORTHEASTERN
LIVINGSTON...SOUTHEASTERN MONROE AND NORTHERN ONTARIO COUNTIES HAS
EXPIRED...

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

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
western New York.

LAT...LON 4288 7764 4328 7747 4331 7698 4294 7696
      4288 7697
TIME...MOT...LOC 1717Z 266DEG 29KT 4325 7697 4307 7712 4290 7731 

$$

TMA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 10:41 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFChautauqua, Erie22 hr
Aug 7, 10:42 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF71 hr
Aug 8, 4:33 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUFCayuga, Jefferson, Oswego, Wayne65 hr
Aug 8, 10:16 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF59 min
Aug 8, 10:27 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 8, 10:35 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara40 min
Aug 8, 10:39 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie66 min
Aug 8, 10:48 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie42 min
Aug 8, 10:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF62 min
Aug 8, 11:15 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans60 min
Aug 8, 11:39 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus36 min
Aug 8, 11:45 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming36 min
Aug 8, 11:50 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans55 min
Aug 8, 11:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF62 min
Aug 8, 12:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany, Livingston36 min
Aug 8, 12:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF60 min
Aug 8, 12:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Ontario67 min
Aug 8, 12:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus54 min
Aug 8, 1:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF86 min
Aug 8, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Ontario, Oswego, Wayne54 min
Aug 8, 1:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Jefferson, Oswego70 min
Aug 8, 3:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee44 min
Aug 8, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie37 min
Aug 8, 4:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne40 min
Aug 8, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie48 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.