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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 29, 20226 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2022, 3:05 PM EDT for 6 counties in New York. It was in force for 40 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Aug 29, 2022, 3:05 PM EDT (19:05 UTC)
Expired: Aug 29, 2022, 3:45 PM EDT
In force: 40 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:10 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Aug 29, 3:05 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Sse Perrysburg, NY	TREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Aug 29, 3:07 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	3 Ssw Cattaraugus, NY	LARGE TREE ON HOUSE. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Aug 29, 3:07 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Cattaraugus, NY	TREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Aug 29, 3:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	2 Ene Wales Center, NY	TREE DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Aug 29, 3:37 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Yorkshire, NY	TREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 39 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 331 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -74 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1251 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 219 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 210 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.7

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

157 
WUUS51 KBUF 291905
SVRBUF
NYC003-009-013-029-037-121-291945-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0076.220829T1905Z-220829T1945Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
305 PM EDT Mon Aug 29 2022

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Wyoming County in western New York...
  Cattaraugus County in western New York...
  Erie County in western New York...
  Eastern Chautauqua County in western New York...
  Western Allegany County in western New York...
  Genesee County in western New York...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 304 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Colden to near Frewsburg, moving northeast at
  35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

* Locations impacted include...
  West Seneca, Jamestown, Lackawanna, Batavia, Depew, Olean, 
  Lancaster and Hamburg.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 between exits 47 and 48, and between exits 54 and 58.
 Interstate 86 between exits 11 and 28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring 
with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4200 7939 4258 7923 4273 7908 4280 7892
      4283 7893 4311 7792 4304 7795 4301 7790
      4290 7796 4273 7795 4259 7801 4258 7805
      4252 7804 4200 7823
TIME...MOT...LOC 1904Z 245DEG 31KT 4271 7867 4205 7919 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Welch

1 follow-up statement

200 
WWUS51 KBUF 291934
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
334 PM EDT Mon Aug 29 2022

NYC013-291943-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-220829T1945Z/
Chautauqua NY-
334 PM EDT Mon Aug 29 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned 
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4200 7906 4259 7905 4268 7896 4311 7792
      4304 7795 4301 7790 4290 7796 4273 7795
      4261 7800 4260 7803 4259 7801 4258 7805
      4252 7804 4200 7823
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 249DEG 25KT 4256 7876 4200 7901 

$$

NYC003-009-029-037-121-291945-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-220829T1945Z/
Wyoming NY-Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-Allegany NY-Genesee NY-
334 PM EDT Mon Aug 29 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM EDT
FOR WYOMING...CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WESTERN ALLEGANY AND
SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTIES...

At 333 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Boston to 6 miles north of Scandia, moving east
at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.

Locations impacted include...
Batavia, Olean, Hamburg, East Aurora, Salamanca, Allegany State Park,
Darien Lakes State Park, Letchworth State Park, Boston and Eden.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 exit 47 and near exit 57A.
 Interstate 86 between exits 15 and 28.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4200 7906 4259 7905 4268 7896 4311 7792
      4304 7795 4301 7790 4290 7796 4273 7795
      4261 7800 4260 7803 4259 7801 4258 7805
      4252 7804 4200 7823
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 249DEG 25KT 4256 7876 4200 7901 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Welch

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 29, 3:38 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	BUF	Cayuga, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara and 4 more	15 hr
Aug 29, 2:04 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Chautauqua	41 min
Aug 29, 2:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus, Chautauqua	52 min
Aug 29, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus	33 min
Aug 29, 3:44 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming	61 min
Aug 29, 4:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		40 min
Aug 29, 4:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston	67 min
Aug 29, 4:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming	52 min
Aug 29, 4:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		65 min
Aug 29, 5:00 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Livingston, Ontario	60 min
Aug 29, 5:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Wayne	41 min
Aug 29, 5:27 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		63 min
Aug 29, 5:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne	63 min
Aug 29, 5:55 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		65 min
Aug 29, 6:01 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		89 min
Aug 29, 6:06 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego	84 min
Aug 29, 6:47 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	BUF	Jefferson	28 min
Aug 29, 7:05 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		55 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.