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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Oct 15, 2021, 5:37 PM EDT for Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 23 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, 5:37 PM EDT (21:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 15, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Chautauqua County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 100 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 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, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 101 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.
377
WWUS81 KBUF 152137
SPSBUF
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
537 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021
NYZ019-152200-
Chautauqua NY-
537 PM EDT Fri Oct 15 2021
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northwestern
Chautauqua County through 600 PM EDT...
At 536 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles east of North East, or 21 miles northeast of Erie, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Torrential rainfall, winds in excess of 40 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...
Westfield, Mayville, Lake Erie State Park, Portland, Ripley,
Stockton, Brocton, Mina, Sherman, Cassadaga, Ripley Beach, Barcelona
and Dewittville.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 61 and 60.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
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 4244 7950 4248 7946 4231 7928 4212 7970
4218 7977 4227 7976 4228 7973 4231 7977
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 232DEG 23KT 4225 7970
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 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, 5:28 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 47 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.