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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

June 19, 2021Allegany County, Livingston County, Wyoming County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 19, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT for Allegany County, Livingston County, Wyoming County, New York. It was in force for 60 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 19, 2021, 6:45 PM EDT (22:45 UTC)
Expired
Jun 19, 2021, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 59 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 2021-06-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 120 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 2021-06-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -48 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
120 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-108 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1131 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-48 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

771 
WWUS81 KBUF 192245
SPSBUF

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
645 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

NYZ011>013-020-021-085-192345-
Cattaraugus-Allegany-Livingston-Southern Erie-Wyoming-Genesee-
645 PM EDT Sat Jun 19 2021

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WYOMING...NORTHERN
CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHEASTERN ERIE...LIVINGSTON...ALLEGANY AND SOUTH
CENTRAL GENESEE COUNTIES...

At 645 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near Pavilion to 6 miles southwest of
Ashford Hollow. Movement was east at 35 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with these
storms.

Locations impacted include...
Geneseo, Dansville, Wellsville, Letchworth State Park, Springville,
Alfred, Perry, Warsaw, Bennington, Mount Morris, Gowanda, Attica,
Pavilion, Conesus, Ashford, Arcade, Franklinville, Belfast, Cuba and
Rushford.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 390 between exits 4 and 8.
 Interstate 86 between exits 28 and 33.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

These storms may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4233 7906 4236 7906 4291 7831 4286 7765
      4253 7767 4253 7772 4209 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 277DEG 31KT 4286 7809 4233 7874 
$$

Reynolds

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 19, 1:18 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF9 hr
Jun 19, 4:36 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston54 min
Jun 19, 6:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWyoming42 min
Jun 19, 7:07 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFCattaraugus, Erie3 hr

Nearby

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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.