Alert archive / New York / Special Weather Statements in 2021
Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Oct 15, 2021, 5:28 PM EDT for Erie County, New York. It was in force for 47 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
- Oct 15, 2021, 5:28 PM EDT (21:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2021, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 30
County Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 10 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 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
- 2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 554 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
940
WWUS81 KBUF 152128
SPSBUF
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
528 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021
NYZ010>012-085-152215-
Southern Erie NY-Wyoming NY-Genesee NY-Northern Erie NY-
528 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Wyoming, northeastern Erie and southwestern Genesee Counties through
615 PM EDT...
At 528 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lackawanna, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Torrential downpours, winds in excess of 30 mph and pea
size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, Lackawanna, Depew, Lancaster, East
Aurora, Darien Lakes State Park, Elma, Marilla, Bennington, Orchard
Park, Small Boat Harbor, Erie Basin Marina, Alden, Blasdell, Wales
Center, Elma Center, Woodlawn Beach State Park and Billington
Heights.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 56 and 51.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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 4289 7891 4292 7890 4299 7839 4273 7835
4275 7887 4285 7893
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 264DEG 20KT 4283 7885
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
$$
MitchellThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 1:27 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 5 days | |
| Oct 15, 4:51 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 39 min | |
| Oct 15, 5:37 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua | 23 min |
| Oct 15, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 22 min |
| Oct 15, 6:04 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 26 min |
| Oct 15, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming | 45 min |
| Oct 15, 6:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 30 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.