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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 13, 2021Erie County, New York

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.

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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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 610 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 2021-07-13The 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
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

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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 
$$

Welch

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 13, 3:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis50 min
Jul 13, 1:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF64 min
Jul 13, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe30 min
Jul 13, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF50 min
Jul 13, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF56 min
Jul 13, 4:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua64 min
Jul 13, 4:46 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne44 min
Jul 13, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego55 min
Jul 13, 4:59 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF46 min
Jul 13, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOswego45 min
Jul 13, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF64 min
Jul 13, 5:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF42 min
Jul 13, 5:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie52 min
Jul 13, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis, Oswego64 min
Jul 13, 5:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe32 min
Jul 13, 5:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming63 min
Jul 13, 6:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF55 min
Jul 13, 6:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF38 min
Jul 13, 6:08 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF52 min
Jul 13, 6:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis53 min
Jul 13, 6:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans41 min
Jul 13, 6:46 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF89 min
Jul 13, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFNiagara, Orleans50 min
Jul 13, 7:02 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF58 min
Jul 13, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson25 min
Jul 13, 7:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF53 min
Jul 13, 7:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, Wayne60 min
Jul 13, 7:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF93 min
Jul 13, 7:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF94 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.