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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 7, 2023Ontario County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2023, 4:49 PM EDT for Ontario County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 26 min. 3 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 7, 2023, 4:49 PM EDT (20:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2023, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Hail
0.00 in
Wind
40

Counties Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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 7, 5:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG3 N Newark, NYTrees and wires down.
Aug 7, 5:12 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGNewark, NYTrees and wires down.
Aug 7, 5:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGLyons, NYTrees and wires down.

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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 2023-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 112 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 2023-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
112 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
692 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

031 
WWUS81 KBUF 072049
SPSBUF

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
449 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023
 
NYZ004>006-014-072115-
Ontario NY-Oswego NY-Wayne NY-Northern Cayuga NY-
449 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...WEST 
CENTRAL OSWEGO AND EASTERN ONTARIO COUNTIES THROUGH 515 PM EDT...

At 449 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Palmyra to near Canandaigua to near
Naples. Movement was northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around 
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Oswego, Geneva, Canandaigua, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Newark,
Marion, Lyons, Palmyra, Clifton Springs, Clyde, Phelps, Sodus,
Weedsport, Naples, Rushville, Cato, Chimney Bluffs State Park,
Farmington, Walworth, and Gorham.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 40 and 43.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

These storms 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 4262 7749 4281 7732 4312 7733 4334 7689
      4339 7673 4345 7665 4352 7651 4314 7649
      4303 7657 4301 7696 4276 7697 4276 7731
      4267 7737 4258 7737 4258 7749
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 240DEG 28KT 4308 7728 4284 7726 4260 7748 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

JJR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 10:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee, Niagara63 min
Aug 7, 4:37 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF41 hr
Aug 7, 1:42 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie, Genesee, Wyoming33 min
Aug 7, 2:12 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF93 min
Aug 7, 2:13 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara, Orleans47 min
Aug 7, 2:37 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF53 min
Aug 7, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe, Wayne51 min
Aug 7, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFNiagara, Orleans34 min
Aug 7, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego44 min
Aug 7, 3:28 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF62 min
Aug 7, 3:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego46 min
Aug 7, 4:07 PM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFCayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara and 3 more30 hr
Aug 7, 4:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF41 min
Aug 7, 4:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson39 min
Aug 7, 4:45 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego45 min
Aug 7, 4:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Ontario, Oswego, Wayne62 min
Aug 7, 5:04 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF56 min
Aug 7, 5:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFJefferson42 min
Aug 7, 5:26 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis49 min
Aug 7, 5:35 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF55 min
Aug 7, 5:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego61 min
Aug 7, 6:19 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis25 min
Aug 7, 6:51 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego54 min
Aug 7, 6:57 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego33 min
Aug 7, 7:29 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFLewis23 min
Aug 7, 7:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis64 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.