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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 52, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 16, 2020Monroe County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 16, 2020, 12:37 PM EDT for Monroe 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
Jul 16, 2020, 12:37 PM EDT (16:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 16, 2020, 1:15 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Monroe County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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
Jul 16, 12:41 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 E Brockport, NYMULTIPLE TREES AND WIRES DOWN AND A UTILITY POLE ON EAST AVE.

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, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 79 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 2020-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 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 2020-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 171 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
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-260 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1469 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
171 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
161 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

110 
WUUS51 KBUF 161637
SVRBUF
NYC055-161715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0052.200716T1637Z-200716T1715Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1237 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2020

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Monroe County in western New York...

* Until 115 PM EDT..

* At 1237 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Spencerport,
  or near Brockport, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, Brockport, Hilton, Gates-North
  Gates, Spencerport, Charlotte and Braddock Bay.

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 4312 7789 4319 7796 4337 7781 4324 7746
TIME...MOT...LOC 1637Z 238DEG 32KT 4319 7787 

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

RSH
2 follow-up statements
369 
WWUS51 KBUF 161652
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1252 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2020

NYC055-161715-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-200716T1715Z/
Monroe NY-
1252 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2020

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 115 PM EDT
FOR NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY...

At 1251 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Greece, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, Hilton, Gates-North Gates,
Spencerport, Charlotte and Braddock Bay.

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 4324 7746 4316 7774 4326 7789 4337 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1651Z 238DEG 32KT 4326 7772 

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

Reynolds
662 
WWUS51 KBUF 161710
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
110 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2020

NYC055-161720-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0052.000000T0000Z-200716T1715Z/
Monroe NY-
110 PM EDT Thu Jul 16 2020

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN MONROE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 115 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 4324 7746 4316 7774 4326 7789 4337 7781
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 238DEG 32KT 4334 7754 

$$

Reynolds

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 16, 4:11 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF28 hr
Jul 16, 11:28 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee32 min
Jul 16, 11:57 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee33 min
Jul 16, 12:09 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF66 min
Jul 16, 12:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe27 min
Jul 16, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF93 min
Jul 16, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF22 min
Jul 16, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego36 min
Jul 16, 3:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF41 min
Jul 16, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF57 min
Jul 16, 3:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie53 min
Jul 16, 3:53 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF67 min
Jul 16, 4:07 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie38 min
Jul 16, 4:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF53 min
Jul 16, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua62 min
Jul 16, 4:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe67 min
Jul 16, 4:44 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie46 min
Jul 16, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee43 min
Jul 16, 5:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus, Erie63 min
Jul 16, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie46 min
Jul 16, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua24 min
Jul 16, 5:49 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFChautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming3 hr
Jul 16, 5:50 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne55 min
Jul 16, 5:50 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua40 min
Jul 16, 5:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming47 min
Jul 16, 6:32 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFCattaraugus28 min
Jul 16, 6:42 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua3 hr
Jul 16, 6:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus40 min
Jul 16, 6:59 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFCattaraugus31 min
Jul 16, 7:15 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus4 hr
Jul 16, 7:17 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua43 min
Jul 16, 7:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus48 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.