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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 13, 2021Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 13, 2021, 11:01 PM EDT for Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 44 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
Sep 13, 2021, 11:01 PM EDT (03:01 UTC)
Expired
Sep 13, 2021, 11:45 PM EDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 3.0 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2021-09-14Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2021-09-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 23 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
1448 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
23 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
101 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

668 
WUUS51 KBUF 140301
SVRBUF
NYC003-009-140345-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0110.210914T0301Z-210914T0345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1101 PM EDT Mon Sep 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Cattaraugus County in western New York...
  Allegany County in western New York...

* Until 1145 PM EDT.

* At 1100 PM EDT, regional radars and lightning detection systems 
  were tracking a severe thunderstorm located near Belfast, or 13 
  miles northwest of Wellsville, moving east at 65 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage 
           to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  Wellsville, Alfred, Belfast, Cuba, Rushford, Whitesville, Houghton,
  Caneadea, Hinsdale and Friendship.

This includes Interstate 86 between exits 27 and 33.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4200 7805 4218 7841 4244 7831 4235 7773
      4202 7775 4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 0300Z 282DEG 55KT 4228 7809 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Welch
2 follow-up statements
744 
WWUS51 KBUF 140325
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1125 PM EDT Mon Sep 13 2021

NYC009-140333-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210914T0345Z/
Cattaraugus NY-
1125 PM EDT Mon Sep 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4200 7793 4238 7792 4235 7773 4202 7775
      4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 287DEG 47KT 4219 7778 

$$

NYC003-140345-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210914T0345Z/
Allegany NY-
1125 PM EDT Mon Sep 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY...

At 1123 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Alfred, or 9
miles northeast of Wellsville, moving east at 55 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to 
         trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Wellsville, Alfred, Whitesville, Andover, Almond, West Almond,
Stannards and Paynesville.

This includes Interstate 86 between exits 32 and 33.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4200 7793 4238 7792 4235 7773 4202 7775
      4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 287DEG 47KT 4219 7778 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Welch
285 
WWUS51 KBUF 140342
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1142 PM EDT Mon Sep 13 2021

NYC003-140352-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-210914T0345Z/
Allegany NY-
1142 PM EDT Mon Sep 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1145 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.

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

LAT...LON 4200 7793 4238 7792 4235 7773 4202 7775
      4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 282DEG 55KT 4214 7747 

$$

RSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 13, 9:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie, Wyoming39 min
Sep 13, 10:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLivingston, Wyoming54 min
Sep 13, 10:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany45 min
Sep 14, 2:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie67 min
Sep 14, 4:02 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF16 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.