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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Buffalo, NY

May 29, 20205 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 29, 2020, 2:22 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York. It was in force for 53 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
May 29, 2020, 2:22 PM EDT (18:22 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2020, 3:15 PM EDT
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Erie County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:25 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
May 29, 2:31 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Wsw Delevan, NYTREE DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF MCKINSTRY RD AND BLOCK RD.

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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 71 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 2020-05-29Temperature 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2020-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1304 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

378 
WUUS51 KBUF 291822
SVRBUF
NYC003-009-029-051-121-291915-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0016.200529T1822Z-200529T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
222 PM EDT Fri May 29 2020

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Wyoming County in western New York...
  Eastern Cattaraugus County in western New York...
  Southeastern Erie County in western New York...
  Southwestern Livingston County in western New York...
  Northern Allegany County in western New York...

* Until 315 PM EDT..

* At 222 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ashford and 
  moving northeast at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Letchworth State Park, Ashford, Arcade, Franklinville, Belfast,
  Cuba, Rushford, Ashford Hollow, Houghton and Chaffee.

 This includes Interstate 86 near exit 24, and between exits 27 and
28.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4208 7856 4235 7882 4277 7825 4239 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1822Z 230DEG 41KT 4234 7855 

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

Reynolds
2 follow-up statements
320 
WWUS51 KBUF 291841
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
241 PM EDT Fri May 29 2020

NYC003-009-029-051-121-291915-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-200529T1915Z/
Wyoming NY-Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-Livingston NY-Allegany NY-
241 PM EDT Fri May 29 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHERN WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHEASTERN
ERIE...SOUTHWESTERN LIVINGSTON AND NORTHERN ALLEGANY COUNTIES...

At 241 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Arcade and 
moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Letchworth State Park, Arcade, Belfast, Rushford, Houghton, Chaffee,
Portageville, Yorkshire, Sardinia and Caneadea.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4222 7824 4251 7858 4277 7825 4239 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1841Z 230DEG 41KT 4248 7832 

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

Reynolds
898 
WWUS51 KBUF 291910
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
310 PM EDT Fri May 29 2020

NYC003-009-029-051-121-291919-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-200529T1915Z/
Wyoming NY-Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-Livingston NY-Allegany NY-
310 PM EDT Fri May 29 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN WYOMING...
NORTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHEASTERN ERIE...SOUTHWESTERN
LIVINGSTON AND NORTHERN ALLEGANY COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 PM
EDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will
be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 4222 7824 4251 7858 4277 7825 4239 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1909Z 230DEG 41KT 4268 7799 

$$

Reynolds

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 11:03 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis27 min
May 29, 12:15 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF42 min
May 29, 12:18 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF27 min
May 29, 12:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie43 min
May 29, 12:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Wyoming46 min
May 29, 12:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne21 min
May 29, 1:27 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee33 min
May 29, 1:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF24 min
May 29, 1:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Oswego34 min
May 29, 1:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Monroe, Orleans, Wayne47 min
May 29, 1:56 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFCayuga, Jefferson, Oswego14 hr
May 29, 1:57 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF14 hr
May 29, 1:58 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus32 min
May 29, 2:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF53 min
May 29, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis32 min
May 29, 2:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus, Wyoming61 min
May 29, 2:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne42 min
May 29, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF53 min
May 29, 3:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego42 min
May 29, 3:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Wayne26 min
May 29, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego47 min
May 29, 3:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF54 min
May 29, 3:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua45 min
May 29, 4:20 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis25 min
May 29, 4:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie40 min
May 29, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis50 min
May 29, 4:51 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF24 min
May 29, 4:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara40 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.