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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 13, 2021, 1:29 PM EDT for Erie County, New York. It was in force for 46 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 13, 2021, 1:29 PM EDT (17:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 13, 2021, 2:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 8 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:29 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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 9 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
- 610 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -36 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 907 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted.
704
WWUS81 KBUF 131729
SPSBUF
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
129 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021
NYZ001-010-085-131815-
Southern Erie-Niagara-Northern Erie-
129 PM EDT Tue Jul 13 2021
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ERIE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NIAGARA COUNTIES...
At 127 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located over Small Boat
Harbor, or over Lackawanna, moving northeast at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 40 mph and half inch hail are possible with this
storm.
Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Clarence,
Lockport, Lackawanna, Kenmore, Depew, Tonawanda, Amherst, Lancaster,
Hamburg, Williamsville, Pendleton, Akron, Erie Basin Marina, Small
Boat Harbor, Blasdell and Woodlawn Beach State Park.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 57 and 49.
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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 4280 7892 4284 7893 4291 7890 4295 7892
4317 7874 4301 7846 4299 7846 4271 7883
4278 7895
TIME...MOT...LOC 1727Z 217DEG 18KT 4284 7887
$$
WelchThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 3:40 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 1:56 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 64 min | |
| Jul 13, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe | 30 min |
| Jul 13, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 50 min | |
| Jul 13, 4:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 56 min | |
| Jul 13, 4:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 44 min |
| Jul 13, 4:50 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Oswego | 55 min |
| Jul 13, 4:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 46 min | |
| Jul 13, 5:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Oswego | 45 min |
| Jul 13, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 64 min | |
| Jul 13, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 42 min | |
| Jul 13, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 52 min |
| Jul 13, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 64 min |
| Jul 13, 5:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe | 32 min |
| Jul 13, 5:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming | 63 min |
| Jul 13, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 55 min | |
| Jul 13, 6:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 38 min | |
| Jul 13, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 52 min | |
| Jul 13, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 53 min |
| Jul 13, 6:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 41 min |
| Jul 13, 6:46 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 89 min | |
| Jul 13, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Niagara, Orleans | 50 min |
| Jul 13, 7:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 58 min | |
| Jul 13, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 25 min |
| Jul 13, 7:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 53 min | |
| Jul 13, 7:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, Wayne | 60 min |
| Jul 13, 7:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 93 min | |
| Jul 13, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 94 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.