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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2022, 2:20 PM EDT for Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 25 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
- Aug 20, 2022, 2:20 PM EDT (18:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2022, 2:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 40
County Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 147 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
- 51 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -101 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1806 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 27 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Aug 20, 2:10 PM EDT, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 2:10 PM EDT, 10 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 640 AM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022 NYZ002>004-010>014-019>021-085-211045- Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston- Ontario-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie- 640 AM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms Sunday afternoon and evening. Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats. Localized heavy rainfall will be possible with thunderstorms that train over the same area. .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 NYZ001-005>008-211045- Niagara-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis- 640 AM EDT Sat Aug 20 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...Sunday through Friday. 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 LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-211045- 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- 640 AM EDT Sat Aug 20 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...Sunday through Friday. 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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 20, 2:11 PM EDT, 9 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
211 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022
NYZ004>006-014-201845-
Ontario NY-Oswego NY-Wayne NY-Northern Cayuga NY-
211 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of Wayne, Cayuga,
southwestern Oswego and northeastern Ontario Counties through 245 PM
EDT...
At 211 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Newark, or 11 miles northwest of Geneva, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 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...
Oswego, Fulton, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Newark, Williamson,
Lyons, Clyde, Phelps, Sodus, Cato, Chimney Bluffs State Park, Nine
Mile Point, Battle Island State Park, Scriba, Volney, Palermo,
Sterling, Phoenix, Rose and Ira.
This includes Interstate 90 near exit 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
&&
LAT...LON 4327 7620 4322 7619 4320 7622 4324 7627
4320 7627 4323 7631 4324 7647 4317 7647
4303 7676 4302 7695 4293 7697 4288 7709
4327 7723 4333 7710 4331 7697 4335 7681
4350 7655 4355 7642 4353 7638 4324 7614
TIME...MOT...LOC 1811Z 219DEG 7KT 4300 7710
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...30 MPH
PPSpecial weather statement, Aug 20, 2:20 PM EDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
220 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022
NYZ004-005-014-201845-
Ontario NY-Wayne NY-Northern Cayuga NY-
220 PM EDT Sat Aug 20 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southeastern Wayne,
Cayuga and northeastern Ontario Counties through 245 PM EDT...
At 220 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Phelps, or 9 miles north of Geneva, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny 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...
Newark, Lyons, Clyde, Phelps, Rose, Conquest, Savannah, Port Byron,
South Butler and West Junius.
This includes Interstate 90 near exit 42.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4307 7710 4323 7675 4312 7662 4303 7663
4301 7696 4293 7697 4292 7706
TIME...MOT...LOC 1820Z 255DEG 14KT 4301 7701
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
PPThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 34 min |
| Aug 20, 5:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 27 min |
| Aug 20, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 6:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany | 29 min |
| Aug 20, 6:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany | 53 min |
| Aug 20, 6:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 7:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston | 33 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.