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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 102, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 13, 20214 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2021, 10:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 39 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Aug 13, 2021, 10:51 PM EDT (02:51 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2021, 11:30 PM EDT
In force
39 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, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:50 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 49 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 179 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 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
179 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-68 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1052 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
33 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

184 
WUUS51 KBUF 140251
SVRBUF
NYC003-009-029-121-140330-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0102.210814T0251Z-210814T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1051 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Wyoming County in western New York...
  Northeastern Cattaraugus County in western New York...
  Southeastern Erie County in western New York...
  Northwestern Allegany County in western New York...

* Until 1130 PM EDT.

* At 1050 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near East
  Concord, or 17 miles south of East Aurora, moving east at 20 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Boston, Springville, Colden, Arcade, Houghton, Chaffee, East
  Concord, Varysburg, Ashford Hollow and Yorkshire.

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 4236 7867 4263 7876 4282 7827 4243 7807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0250Z 249DEG 19KT 4252 7859 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Mitchell
2 follow-up statements
405 
WWUS51 KBUF 140312
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1112 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

NYC003-009-029-121-140330-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-210814T0330Z/
Wyoming NY-Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-Allegany NY-
1112 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHEASTERN ERIE
AND NORTHWESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTIES...

At 1112 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southeast
of Wales Center, or 11 miles southeast of East Aurora, moving
northeast at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Arcade, Houghton, Varysburg, Chaffee, Yorkshire, Holland, Sardinia,
Sheldon, Eagle and Pike.

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 4238 7850 4267 7866 4282 7827 4243 7807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 246DEG 29KT 4269 7843 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Mitchell
988 
WWUS51 KBUF 140330
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1130 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

NYC003-009-029-121-140339-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0102.000000T0000Z-210814T0330Z/
Wyoming NY-Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-Allegany NY-
1130 PM EDT Fri Aug 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN WYOMING...NORTHEASTERN
CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHEASTERN ERIE AND NORTHWESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 1130 PM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4238 7850 4267 7866 4282 7827 4243 7807
TIME...MOT...LOC 0329Z 249DEG 19KT 4271 7837 

$$

Thomas

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 8:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua40 min
Aug 13, 9:14 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua31 min
Aug 13, 9:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua30 min
Aug 13, 11:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego26 min
Aug 13, 11:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus48 min
Aug 13, 11:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie66 min
Aug 14, 12:05 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF55 min
Aug 14, 11:46 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.