Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 79, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 20, 2021, 4:08 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York. It was in force for 67 min. 5 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 20, 2021, 4:08 PM EDT (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2021, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 4:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Clayton, NY | REPORTS OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF CLAYTON. |
| Jul 20, 4:27 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Alexandria Bay, NY | CORRECTS PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG REPORT FROM 3 SE ALEXANDRIA BAY. TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. |
| Jul 20, 4:39 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Se Alexandria Bay, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF ALEXANDRIA. |
| Jul 20, 4:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 5 Sse Alexandria Bay, NY | REPORT OF A UTILITY POLE WITH A TREE DOWN ON HUNTER ROAD IN THE TOWN OF PLESSIS. |
| Jul 20, 4:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Antwerp, NY | REPORT OF TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN THE TOWN OF ANTWERP. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 3:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 243 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 85 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -145 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 793 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 19 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
939
WUUS51 KBUF 202008
SVRBUF
NYC045-049-202115-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0079.210720T2008Z-210720T2115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
408 PM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Jefferson County in central New York...
Northwestern Lewis County in central New York...
* Until 515 PM EDT..
* At 407 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles northwest of Morristown to 15 miles west of
Cedar Point State Park, moving east at 45 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...
Watertown, Fort Drum, Carthage, West Carthage, Clayton, Dexter,
Glen Park, Herrings, Redwood and Kring Point State Park.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 42 and 52.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Buffalo.
Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. 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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4414 7527 4383 7567 4390 7650 4396 7644
4396 7634 4402 7636 4405 7642 4410 7642
4414 7635 4420 7631 4422 7620 4429 7614
4435 7601 4435 7595 4440 7586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 269DEG 39KT 4469 7587 4427 7649
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
Welch1 follow-up statement
679
WWUS51 KBUF 202050
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
450 PM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021
NYC045-049-202115-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-210720T2115Z/
Jefferson NY-Lewis NY-
450 PM EDT Tue Jul 20 2021
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR JEFFERSON AND NORTHWESTERN LEWIS COUNTIES...
At 449 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Redwood to 9 miles northwest of Henderson Harbor,
moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Watertown, Fort Drum, Carthage, West Carthage, Clayton, Dexter, Glen
Park, Herrings, Redwood and Kring Point State Park.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 42 and 52.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Buffalo.
Cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Heavy rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4414 7527 4383 7567 4390 7650 4396 7644
4396 7634 4402 7636 4405 7642 4410 7642
4414 7635 4420 7631 4422 7620 4429 7614
4435 7601 4435 7595 4440 7586
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 281DEG 34KT 4431 7590 4399 7631
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
WelchThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 62 min | |
| Jul 20, 2:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 48 min |
| Jul 20, 3:14 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 61 min | |
| Jul 20, 3:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Niagara | 67 min |
| Jul 20, 3:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 81 min | |
| Jul 20, 3:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 87 min | |
| Jul 20, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 67 min |
| Jul 20, 4:42 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Niagara | 48 min |
| Jul 20, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 59 min | |
| Jul 20, 4:49 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Niagara | 6 hr |
| Jul 20, 4:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 48 min | |
| Jul 20, 4:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 92 min | |
| Jul 20, 5:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 5:10 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 2 hr | |
| Jul 20, 5:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 62 min |
| Jul 20, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 5:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 92 min | |
| Jul 20, 5:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Oswego | 62 min |
| Jul 20, 5:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans | 34 min |
| Jul 20, 6:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, Wayne | 38 min |
| Jul 20, 6:21 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 4 hr |
| Jul 20, 6:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 34 min | |
| Jul 20, 6:30 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee | 30 min |
| Jul 20, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara | 46 min |
| Jul 20, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 6:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 67 min | |
| Jul 20, 7:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming | 36 min |
| Jul 20, 7:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 31 min |
| Jul 20, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Livingston, Wyoming | 92 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.