Alert archive / New York / Special Weather Statements in 2021
Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jun 29, 2021, 2:16 PM EDT for Cayuga County, New York. It was in force for 29 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 29, 2021, 2:16 PM EDT (18:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2021, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Cayuga County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:17 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, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 627 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1039 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 24 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 122 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
148
WWUS81 KBUF 291816
SPSBUF
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
216 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021
NYZ005-291845-
Northern Cayuga-
216 PM EDT Tue Jun 29 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT CAYUGA COUNTY...
At 216 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Cato, or 11
miles west of Baldwinsville, moving east at 15 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Weedsport, Cato and Meridian.
This includes Interstate 90 near exit 40.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, 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.
This storm 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 4311 7649 4310 7650 4303 7650 4303 7653
4305 7663 4321 7664 4321 7648 4315 7647
4314 7649 4313 7648 4311 7647
TIME...MOT...LOC 1816Z 275DEG 12KT 4311 7655
$$
ReynoldsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 40 min |
| Jun 29, 2:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming | 56 min |
| Jun 29, 3:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Livingston, Wyoming | 47 min |
| Jun 29, 3:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Wyoming | 45 min |
| Jun 29, 3:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 60 min | |
| Jun 29, 4:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Livingston | 67 min |
| Jun 29, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 66 min | |
| Jun 29, 4:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 51 min |
| Jun 29, 5:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wyoming | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 6:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Wyoming | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 7:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany | 34 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.