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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 48, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 6, 2021Monroe County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 6, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT for Monroe County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 45 min. 4 reports 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 6, 2021, 12:00 PM EDT (16:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2021, 12:45 PM EDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Monroe County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:01 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
Jul 6, 12:10 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 Nnw Rochester, NYSEVERAL REPORTS OF TREES DOWN AND POWERLINES DOWN IN IRONDEQUOIT.
Jul 6, 12:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 W Irondequoit, NYLARGE BRANCHES DOWN ONTO PORTLAND AVENUE.
Jul 6, 12:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Irondequoit, NYLARGE TREE UPROOTED ON SETHLAND DRIVE.
Jul 6, 12:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGIrondequoit, NYLARGE BRANCH FELL ONTO A HOUSE.

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, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 97 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 2021-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 997 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 2021-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 78 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
997 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-69 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
868 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
78 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
64 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

789 
WUUS51 KBUF 061600
SVRBUF
NYC055-117-061700-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0048.210706T1600Z-210706T1700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1200 PM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Western Wayne County in western New York...
  East central Monroe County in western New York...

* Until 100 PM EDT..

* At 1200 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gates-North
  Gates, moving east at 35 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...
  Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, Chili, East Rochester, Webster,
  Fairport, Brighton, Gates-North Gates and Ontario.

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 4310 7782 4325 7781 4329 7714 4307 7713
TIME...MOT...LOC 1600Z 267DEG 32KT 4318 7769 

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

Hitchcock
2 follow-up statements
107 
WWUS51 KBUF 061626
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1226 PM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

NYC055-117-061700-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210706T1700Z/
Wayne NY-Monroe NY-
1226 PM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT
FOR WESTERN WAYNE AND EAST CENTRAL MONROE COUNTIES...

At 1226 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Webster,
moving east at 35 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
East Rochester, Webster, Fairport, Brighton, Ontario, Penfield,
Williamson, Marion, Walworth and Pittsford.

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 4309 7752 4327 7752 4329 7714 4307 7713
TIME...MOT...LOC 1626Z 268DEG 29KT 4320 7744 

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

Hitchcock
645 
WWUS51 KBUF 061645
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1245 PM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

NYC055-117-061655-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0048.000000T0000Z-210706T1700Z/
Wayne NY-Monroe NY-
1245 PM EDT Tue Jul 6 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN WAYNE AND EAST CENTRAL
MONROE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 cancelled.

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

LAT...LON 4309 7752 4327 7752 4329 7714 4307 7713
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 267DEG 32KT 4321 7721 

$$

Hitchcock

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 9:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF53 min
Jul 5, 9:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson65 min
Jul 6, 12:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF94 min
Jul 6, 1:53 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF52 min
Jul 6, 1:54 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego66 min
Jul 6, 2:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego48 min
Jul 6, 4:55 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF13 hr
Jul 6, 10:42 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee48 min
Jul 6, 10:51 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua39 min
Jul 6, 11:24 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee51 min
Jul 6, 11:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans43 min
Jul 6, 11:55 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe35 min
Jul 6, 12:03 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF57 min
Jul 6, 12:21 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFMonroe, Ontario, Wayne54 min
Jul 6, 12:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany32 min
Jul 6, 12:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany63 min
Jul 6, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara57 min
Jul 6, 1:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFCayuga27 min
Jul 6, 1:10 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego50 min
Jul 6, 1:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego27 min
Jul 6, 1:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie57 min
Jul 6, 2:16 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFErie3 hr
Jul 6, 3:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe23 min
Jul 6, 4:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne34 min
Jul 6, 4:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie38 min
Jul 6, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie35 min
Jul 6, 7:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWyoming46 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.