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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 21, 2022, 2:55 PM EDT for Lewis County, New York. It was in force for 50 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 21, 2022, 2:55 PM EDT (18:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 21, 2022, 3:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Hail
- 0.25 in
- Wind
- 40
County Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 279 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -135 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 21, 2:00 PM EDT, 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 2:00 PM EDT, 55 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1000 AM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022 NYZ001>005-011-012-221400- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Genesee-Wyoming- 1000 AM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ010-019-085-221400- Northern Erie-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- 1000 AM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Beach Hazards Statement. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ006>008-221400- Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis- 1000 AM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will develop from midday through mid to late afternoon. A few of these storms may contain gusty winds and brief heavy downpours, with an isolated severe thunderstorm with damaging winds possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ013-014-020-021-221400- Livingston-Ontario-Cattaraugus-Allegany- 1000 AM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Friday afternoon. Isolated damaging winds is the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-221400- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo- Lower Niagara River- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay- Lake Ontario open waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- Saint Lawrence River from Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg- Saint Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to Saint Regis- 1000 AM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the New York waters of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Saint Lawrence River. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf Hitchcock
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 21, 12:11 PM EDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1211 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022
NYZ006>008-211645-
Jefferson NY-Oswego NY-Lewis NY-
1211 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Jefferson, west central Lewis and northeastern Oswego Counties
through 1245 PM EDT...
At 1210 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Adams, or 11 miles south of Watertown, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...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...
Watertown, Carthage, Adams, Barnes Corners, Denmark, Black River,
Rodman, Lorraine, Copenhagen, Mannsville, Deferiet, Ellisburg,
Worth, and Bellwood.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 38 and 44.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4366 7615 4393 7609 4409 7556 4370 7550
TIME...MOT...LOC 1610Z 249DEG 32KT 4381 7599
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HitchcockSpecial weather statement, Jul 21, 12:43 PM EDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1243 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022
NYZ007-008-211730-
Jefferson NY-Lewis NY-
1243 PM EDT Thu Jul 21 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern
Jefferson and central Lewis Counties through 130 PM EDT...
At 1242 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles west of Lowville, or 18 miles southeast of Watertown, moving
east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...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...
Carthage, Lowville, Denmark, New Bremen, Watson, Martinsburg,
Copenhagen, Croghan, Castorland, Belfort, Soft Maple Reservoir,
Bellwood, Beaver Falls, and Indian River.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4369 7573 4393 7578 4410 7518 4410 7517
4373 7513
TIME...MOT...LOC 1642Z 250DEG 32KT 4381 7562
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
HitchcockSpecial weather statement, Jul 21, 1:03 PM EDT, 1 hour 52 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 9:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 93 min | |
| Jul 20, 10:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 67 min |
| Jul 20, 10:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Niagara | 45 min |
| Jul 20, 11:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 50 min | |
| Jul 20, 11:25 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 65 min | |
| Jul 20, 11:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Niagara, Orleans | 28 min |
| Jul 20, 11:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Wyoming | 29 min |
| Jul 20, 11:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 38 min |
| Jul 21, 12:39 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming | 66 min |
| Jul 21, 1:38 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 67 min |
| Jul 21, 2:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 32 min |
| Jul 21, 3:42 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 93 min |
| Jul 21, 4:16 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson | 18 hr |
| Jul 21, 12:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 34 min |
| Jul 21, 12:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 52 min | |
| Jul 21, 12:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 47 min |
| Jul 21, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 31 min |
| Jul 21, 1:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 42 min |
| Jul 21, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 46 min |
| Jul 21, 2:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 44 min |
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