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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 99, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 21, 2019Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 21, 2019, 6:28 AM EDT for Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 62 min. 2 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 21, 2019, 6:28 AM EDT (10:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 21, 2019, 7:30 AM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:29 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 21, 6:33 AM EDTMARINE TSTM WIND 40Oswego, NY
Aug 21, 6:59 AM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 W Sandy Creek, NYWIRES DOWN

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 00:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2019-08-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2019-08-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 58 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1590 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
58 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

570 
WUUS51 KBUF 211028
SVRBUF
NYC075-211130-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0099.190821T1028Z-190821T1130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
628 AM EDT Wed Aug 21 2019

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Oswego County in central New York...

* Until 730 AM EDT..

* At 627 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oswego,
  moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Oswego, Fulton, Sandy Island Beach State Park, Pulaski, Central
  Square, Selkirk Shores State Park, Mexico Point State Park, Nine
  Mile Point, Battle Island State Park and Hastings.

 This includes Interstate 81 between exits 32 and 37.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4348 7581 4333 7589 4328 7587 4321 7608
      4327 7620 4320 7621 4324 7626 4324 7627
      4321 7626 4323 7644 4345 7665 4356 7645
      4356 7628 4366 7626 4369 7620 4367 7602
      4371 7602 4370 7593 4348 7580
TIME...MOT...LOC 1027Z 245DEG 34KT 4342 7648 

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

JLA
2 follow-up statements
412 
WWUS51 KBUF 211102
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
702 AM EDT Wed Aug 21 2019

NYC075-211130-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-190821T1130Z/
Oswego NY-
702 AM EDT Wed Aug 21 2019

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 AM EDT
FOR EASTERN OSWEGO COUNTY...

At 702 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sandy Island
Beach State Park, moving northeast at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Sandy Island Beach State Park, Pulaski, Selkirk Shores State Park,
Mexico Point State Park, Hastings, Richland, Constantia, West Monroe,
New Haven and Mexico.

 This includes Interstate 81 between exits 33 and 37.
 
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 4348 7581 4333 7589 4328 7587 4321 7608
      4338 7617 4356 7645 4355 7628 4358 7626
      4366 7626 4369 7620 4368 7620 4367 7602
      4371 7602 4370 7593 4348 7580
TIME...MOT...LOC 1102Z 225DEG 35KT 4363 7616 

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

RSH
986 
WWUS51 KBUF 211127
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
727 AM EDT Wed Aug 21 2019

NYC075-211137-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0099.000000T0000Z-190821T1130Z/
Oswego NY-
727 AM EDT Wed Aug 21 2019

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN OSWEGO COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 730 AM EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with the area of showers and thunderstorms.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Buffalo.

LAT...LON 4348 7581 4333 7589 4328 7587 4321 7608
      4338 7617 4356 7645 4355 7628 4358 7626
      4366 7626 4369 7620 4368 7620 4367 7602
      4371 7602 4370 7593 4348 7580
TIME...MOT...LOC 1127Z 245DEG 34KT 4372 7589 

$$

RSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 21, 1:59 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus31 min
Aug 21, 3:48 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie27 min
Aug 21, 3:56 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFErie3 hr
Aug 21, 4:43 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF23 hr
Aug 21, 4:48 AM EDTLakeshore Flood WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne23 hr
Aug 21, 5:43 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne32 min
Aug 21, 5:58 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF62 min
Aug 21, 6:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson, Lewis66 min
Aug 21, 6:58 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego77 min
Aug 21, 7:04 AM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFErie, Niagara3 hr

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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.