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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 15, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 13, 2021Niagara County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2021, 6:42 PM EDT for Niagara County, New York. It was in force for 63 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
Jun 13, 2021, 6:42 PM EDT (22:42 UTC)
Expired
Jun 13, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Niagara County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:43 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 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 35 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 2021-06-13Temperature 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 2021-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -7 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
2252 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

939 
WUUS51 KBUF 132242
SVRBUF
NYC063-132345-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0015.210613T2242Z-210613T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
642 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Niagara County in western New York...

* Until 745 PM EDT..

* At 641 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles 
  west of Lewiston, or near Niagara Falls, moving east at 40 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Niagara Falls, Lockport, Newfane, Lewiston, Youngstown, Fort
  Niagara State Park, Sanborn, Wilson, Barker and Cambria Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4337 7854 4311 7853 4308 7907 4311 7906
      4312 7907 4314 7904 4317 7905 4325 7906
      4326 7907 4327 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 2241Z 262DEG 33KT 4318 7906 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EAJ
3 follow-up statements
254 
WWUS51 KBUF 132309
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
709 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

NYC063-132345-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210613T2345Z/
Niagara NY-
709 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR NIAGARA COUNTY...

At 709 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Youngstown, or
12 miles northeast of Niagara Falls, moving east at 20 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Niagara Falls, Lockport, Newfane, Lewiston, Youngstown, Fort Niagara
State Park, Sanborn, Wilson, Barker and Cambria Center.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4337 7854 4311 7853 4308 7907 4311 7906
      4312 7907 4314 7904 4317 7905 4325 7906
      4326 7907 4327 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 2309Z 254DEG 19KT 4326 7895 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EAJ
865 
WWUS51 KBUF 132334
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
734 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

NYC063-132345-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210613T2345Z/
Niagara NY-
734 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN NIAGARA COUNTY...

At 733 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Newfane, or 8
miles north of Lockport, moving east at 40 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Newfane, Wilson, Barker, Gasport, Olcott and Appleton. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4318 7853 4321 7885 4331 7885 4334 7872
      4337 7854
TIME...MOT...LOC 2333Z 262DEG 33KT 4329 7864 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

EAJ
956 
WWUS51 KBUF 132348
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
748 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

NYC063-132358-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-210613T2345Z/
Niagara NY-
748 PM EDT Sun Jun 13 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN NIAGARA COUNTY
HAS EXPIRED...
                
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 has been 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 4318 7853 4321 7885 4331 7885 4334 7872
      4337 7854
TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 262DEG 33KT 4331 7846 

$$

EAJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 4:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCattaraugus36 min
Jun 13, 6:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara46 min
Jun 13, 6:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF59 min
Jun 13, 7:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara35 min
Jun 13, 7:24 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF66 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.