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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 24, 2022Livingston County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jul 24, 2022, 7:34 PM EDT for Livingston County, New York. It was in force for 26 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 24, 2022, 7:34 PM EDT (23:34 UTC)
Expired: Jul 24, 2022, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 26 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 40

County Livingston County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 83 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: 104 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -162 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 148 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 24, 6:59 PM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 24, 6:59 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 24, 6:59 PM EDT, 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 3:26 PM EDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
326 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022

NYZ021-242000-
Allegany NY-
326 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southern Allegany
County through 400 PM EDT...

At 326 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wellsville, moving northeast at 50 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...
Wellsville, Alfred, Whitesville, Friendship, Scio, Andover, Belmont,
Angelica, Almond, West Almond, Stannards, Knight Creek and
Paynesville.

This includes Interstate 86 between exits 29 and 33.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
western New York.

&&

LAT...LON 4223 7824 4246 7773 4200 7775 4200 7798
TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 242DEG 44KT 4216 7794

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

JJR

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 4:36 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
436 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022

NYZ013-014-242115-
Ontario NY-Livingston NY-
436 PM EDT Sun Jul 24 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of eastern Livingston
and Ontario Counties through 515 PM EDT...

At 436 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Honeoye, or 11 miles southwest of Canandaigua, moving northeast 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...
Canandaigua, Dansville, Conesus, Bristol, Lima, Clifton Springs,
Bloomfield, Naples, Rushville, Hemlock, Honeoye, Farmington, Gorham,
East Bloomfield, West Bloomfield, Springwater, Manchester, Canadice,
Shortsville and Livonia.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 390 near exit 4.
 Interstate 90 near exit 43.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
western New York.

&&

LAT...LON 4289 7769 4303 7716 4285 7698 4276 7697
      4276 7731 4267 7737 4258 7737 4258 7766
      4254 7766 4254 7771
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 238DEG 30KT 4279 7748

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

RSH

Local storm report, Jul 24, 4:53 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
453 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     2 SSW BLISS             42.57N 78.28W
07/24/2022                   WYOMING            NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORT OF TREE AND MULTIPLE LIMBS DOWN ON
            TELEPHONE LINES.

&&

PP

Local storm report, Jul 24, 5:13 PM EDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
513 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0322 PM     TSTM WND GST     2 WSW WELLSVILLE        42.11N 77.99W
07/24/2022  M59 MPH          ALLEGANY           NY   ASOS

&&

PP

Local storm report, Jul 24, 5:40 PM EDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
540 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0403 PM     TSTM WND DMG     1 SSE BLISS             42.58N 78.25W
07/24/2022                   WYOMING            NY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORT OF A DOWNED TREE AND TELEPHONE POLE
            SPLIT IN HALF IN THE TOWN OF BLISS.

&&

PP

Special weather statement, Jul 24, 7:34 PM EDT, 0 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 24, 4:02 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	BUF	Cayuga, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario and 3 more	15 hr
Jul 24, 4:09 AM EDT	Small Craft Advisory	BUF		24 hr
Jul 24, 8:33 AM EDT	Special Marine Warning	BUF		57 min
Jul 24, 9:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Erie	58 min
Jul 24, 2:42 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Allegany	48 min
Jul 24, 3:26 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Allegany	34 min
Jul 24, 3:43 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Livingston, Wyoming	62 min
Jul 24, 4:36 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Ontario	39 min
Jul 24, 5:52 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie	38 min
Jul 24, 6:29 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming	46 min
Jul 24, 6:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus, Chautauqua	48 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.