Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2020
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 20, 2020, 2:31 PM EDT for Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 44 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
- Mar 20, 2020, 2:31 PM EDT (18:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 20, 2020, 3:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 44 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), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:34 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 3:06 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nne Cleveland, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON RESERVOIR DR. |
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, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 199 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 493 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 571 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 592 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
053
WUUS51 KBUF 201831
SVRBUF
NYC075-201915-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0001.200320T1831Z-200320T1915Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
231 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Oswego County in central New York...
* Until 315 PM EDT..
* At 230 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southeast
of Pulaski, or 14 miles southeast of Sandy Island Beach State Park,
moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Fulton, Sandy Island Beach State Park, Pulaski, Central Square,
Redfield, Selkirk Shores State Park, Brewerton, Hastings, Richland
and Constantia.
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 4332 7586 4315 7588
4320 7608 4327 7620 4320 7621 4324 7626
4324 7627 4323 7626 4320 7628 4323 7631
4323 7648 4326 7648 4336 7632 4368 7618
4367 7602 4369 7578 4347 7576
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 250DEG 43KT 4344 7605
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Thomas2 follow-up statements
893
WWUS51 KBUF 201846
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
246 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020
NYC075-201915-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200320T1915Z/
Oswego NY-
246 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR EASTERN OSWEGO COUNTY...
At 245 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Redfield, or 11
miles northwest of Camden, moving east at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Central Square, Redfield, Hastings, Constantia, West Monroe,
Williamstown, Orwell, Cleveland, Parish and Altmar.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 32 and 34.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 4347 7576 4348 7581 4333 7589 4331 7586
4316 7588 4318 7601 4320 7604 4320 7608
4323 7610 4324 7615 4327 7620 4321 7621
4323 7625 4320 7628 4323 7627 4324 7625
4324 7626 4340 7618 4364 7593 4369 7578
TIME...MOT...LOC 1845Z 250DEG 41KT 4349 7586
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Thomas612
WWUS51 KBUF 201909
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
309 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020
NYC075-201918-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-200320T1915Z/
Oswego NY-
309 PM EDT Fri Mar 20 2020
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN OSWEGO COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 315 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. Gusty winds are
still possible through the afternoon.
LAT...LON 4347 7576 4348 7581 4333 7589 4331 7586
4316 7588 4318 7601 4320 7604 4320 7608
4323 7610 4324 7615 4327 7620 4321 7621
4323 7625 4320 7628 4323 7627 4324 7625
4324 7626 4340 7618 4364 7593 4369 7578
TIME...MOT...LOC 1908Z 280DEG 38KT 4327 7562
$$
ThomasThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1:59 AM EDT | High Wind Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis and 4 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 20, 1:59 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Ontario and 2 more | 15 hr |
| Mar 20, 2:01 AM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 26 hr |
| Mar 20, 12:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 82 min | |
| Mar 20, 12:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Cattaraugus | 52 min |
| Mar 20, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 72 min | |
| Mar 20, 1:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 61 min | |
| Mar 20, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 45 min |
| Mar 20, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany, Ontario | 37 min |
| Mar 20, 2:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 39 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.