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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 29, 2022Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 29, 2022, 5:42 PM EDT for Cayuga County, Oswego County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 63 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, 5:42 PM EDT (21:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 29, 2022, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
63 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 29, 5:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGSodus, NYTREES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Aug 29, 6:20 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 403 Wsw Oswego, NY
Aug 29, 6:22 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Nne Sterling, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Aug 29, 6:26 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGOswego, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN. TIME ESTIMATED BY RADAR.
Aug 29, 6:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 Wnw Fulton, NYTREES 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, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 2022-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 331 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 2022-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 219 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
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.

254 
WUUS51 KBUF 292142
SVRBUF
NYC011-075-117-292245-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0082.220829T2142Z-220829T2245Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Wayne County in western New York...
  Cayuga County in central New York...
  Southwestern Oswego County in central New York...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 542 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Sodus to near Lyons, moving northeast at 50
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Oswego, Fulton, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Newark, Lyons, Clyde,
  Sodus, Weedsport, Cato and Chimney Bluffs State Park.

This includes Interstate 90 near exit 40.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4324 7626 4324 7627 4323 7626 4320 7627
      4323 7631 4323 7648 4315 7647 4314 7649
      4311 7647 4310 7650 4303 7649 4301 7707
      4329 7706 4332 7700 4331 7697 4334 7691
      4335 7681 4356 7645 4357 7636 4322 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2142Z 220DEG 43KT 4326 7701 4304 7702 

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

$$

RSH
1 follow-up statement
008 
WWUS51 KBUF 292220
SVSBUF

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

NYC117-292229-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-220829T2245Z/
Wayne NY-
620 PM EDT Mon Aug 29 2022

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

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

LAT...LON 4322 7624 4324 7626 4324 7627 4323 7626
      4320 7627 4323 7631 4323 7648 4315 7647
      4314 7649 4311 7647 4310 7650 4303 7649
      4304 7669 4337 7671 4356 7645 4357 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 225DEG 38KT 4360 7663 4323 7669 

$$

NYC011-075-292245-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-220829T2245Z/
Cayuga NY-Oswego NY-
620 PM EDT Mon Aug 29 2022

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR CAYUGA AND SOUTHWESTERN OSWEGO COUNTIES...

At 619 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 12 miles northwest of Oswego to 7 miles northwest of
Cato, moving northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Oswego, Fulton, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Weedsport, Cato, Nine
Mile Point, Battle Island State Park, Scriba, Volney and Sterling.

This includes Interstate 90 near exit 40.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4322 7624 4324 7626 4324 7627 4323 7626
      4320 7627 4323 7631 4323 7648 4315 7647
      4314 7649 4311 7647 4310 7650 4303 7649
      4304 7669 4337 7671 4356 7645 4357 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 225DEG 38KT 4360 7663 4323 7669 

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

$$

RSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 3:38 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryBUFCayuga, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara and 4 more15 hr
Aug 29, 2:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua41 min
Aug 29, 2:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua52 min
Aug 29, 3:05 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming40 min
Aug 29, 3:42 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus33 min
Aug 29, 3:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming61 min
Aug 29, 4:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF40 min
Aug 29, 4:08 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston67 min
Aug 29, 4:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming52 min
Aug 29, 4:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF65 min
Aug 29, 5:00 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Ontario60 min
Aug 29, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne41 min
Aug 29, 5:27 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF63 min
Aug 29, 5:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF65 min
Aug 29, 6:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF89 min
Aug 29, 6:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego84 min
Aug 29, 6:47 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFJefferson28 min
Aug 29, 7:05 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF55 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.