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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 58, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 8, 2021Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 8, 2021, 4:26 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 49 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
Jul 8, 2021, 4:26 PM EDT (20:26 UTC)
Expired
Jul 8, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:28 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 198 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-07-08Temperature 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-07-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
578 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

837 
WUUS51 KBUF 082026
SVRBUF
NYC045-049-075-082115-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0058.210708T2026Z-210708T2115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
426 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Jefferson County in central New York...
  Southwestern Lewis County in central New York...
  Oswego County in central New York...

* Until 515 PM EDT..

* At 426 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fulton,
  moving northeast at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Oswego, Fulton, Sandy Island Beach State Park, Pulaski, Central
  Square, Redfield, Selkirk Shores State Park, Mexico Point State
  Park, Nine Mile Point and Southwick Beach State Park.

 This includes Interstate 81 between exits 32 and 40.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4349 7559 4345 7565 4348 7581 4333 7589
      4332 7586 4328 7587 4318 7600 4320 7608
      4323 7610 4327 7620 4322 7619 4320 7622
      4324 7626 4322 7630 4323 7644 4338 7661
      4356 7642 4357 7628 4371 7627 4383 7615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 220DEG 36KT 4334 7637 

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

Apffel
2 follow-up statements
033 
WWUS51 KBUF 082045
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
445 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

NYC045-049-075-082115-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210708T2115Z/
Jefferson NY-Lewis NY-Oswego NY-
445 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...SOUTHWESTERN LEWIS AND OSWEGO
COUNTIES...

At 445 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Mexico Point
State Park, or 9 miles south of Sandy Island Beach State Park, moving
northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Sandy Island Beach State Park, Pulaski, Central Square, Redfield,
Selkirk Shores State Park, Mexico Point State Park, Southwick Beach
State Park, Hastings, Richland and Constantia.

 This includes Interstate 81 between exits 32 and 40.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4349 7559 4345 7565 4348 7581 4333 7589
      4332 7586 4328 7587 4318 7600 4320 7604
      4320 7608 4356 7642 4357 7634 4356 7631
      4357 7628 4358 7626 4371 7627 4383 7615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2045Z 220DEG 36KT 4349 7620 

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

Apffel
896 
WWUS51 KBUF 082120
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
520 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

NYC045-049-075-082130-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0058.000000T0000Z-210708T2115Z/
Jefferson NY-Lewis NY-Oswego NY-
520 PM EDT Thu Jul 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...
SOUTHWESTERN LEWIS AND OSWEGO COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However heavy
rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4349 7559 4345 7565 4348 7581 4333 7589
      4332 7586 4328 7587 4318 7600 4320 7604
      4320 7608 4356 7642 4357 7634 4356 7631
      4357 7628 4358 7626 4371 7627 4383 7615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 220DEG 36KT 4375 7590 

$$

HSK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 7, 8:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua56 min
Jul 7, 8:39 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFAllegany3 hr
Jul 8, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara27 min
Jul 8, 1:40 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara35 min
Jul 8, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans42 min
Jul 8, 3:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara67 min
Jul 8, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF37 min
Jul 8, 3:34 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie41 min
Jul 8, 3:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara48 min
Jul 8, 3:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF57 min
Jul 8, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans32 min
Jul 8, 4:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego44 min
Jul 8, 4:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe61 min
Jul 8, 4:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF53 min
Jul 8, 4:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee, Monroe30 min
Jul 8, 4:53 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFMonroe, Wayne3 hr
Jul 8, 5:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis51 min
Jul 8, 5:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego63 min
Jul 8, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis60 min
Jul 8, 7:52 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis38 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.