Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2023
Tornado Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this tornado warning at Aug 7, 2023, 6:19 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis 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 7, 2023, 6:19 PM EDT (22:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2023, 6:44 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
036
WFUS51 KBUF 072219
TORBUF
NYC045-049-072300-
/O.NEW.KBUF.TO.W.0001.230807T2219Z-230807T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
619 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Jefferson County in central New York...
North central Lewis County in central New York...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 619 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Carthage, or 8 miles southeast of Fort Drum,
moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Fort Drum, Carthage, West Carthage, Herrings, Philadelphia,
Antwerp, Deferiet, Great Bend, Lake Bonaparte, and Natural Bridge.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4389 7553 4395 7577 4422 7571 4414 7535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2219Z 197DEG 12KT 4399 7562
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
JJR1 follow-up statement
304
WWUS51 KBUF 072244
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
644 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023
NYC045-049-072254-
/O.CAN.KBUF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-230807T2300Z/
Jefferson NY-Lewis NY-
644 PM EDT Mon Aug 7 2023
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTH CENTRAL
LEWIS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 4389 7553 4395 7577 4422 7571 4414 7535
TIME...MOT...LOC 2243Z 197DEG 12KT 4407 7559
$$
JJRThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 10:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee, Niagara | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 4:37 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 41 hr | |
| Aug 7, 1:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Wyoming | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 2:12 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 93 min | |
| Aug 7, 2:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara, Orleans | 47 min |
| Aug 7, 2:37 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 53 min | |
| Aug 7, 2:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe, Wayne | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 2:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara, Orleans | 34 min |
| Aug 7, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 3:28 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 62 min | |
| Aug 7, 3:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 4:07 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara and 3 more | 30 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 41 min | |
| Aug 7, 4:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 4:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 4:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 26 min |
| Aug 7, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Ontario, Oswego, Wayne | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 5:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 56 min | |
| Aug 7, 5:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 42 min |
| Aug 7, 5:26 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 49 min |
| Aug 7, 5:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 55 min | |
| Aug 7, 5:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 6:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 54 min |
| Aug 7, 6:57 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 33 min |
| Aug 7, 7:29 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Lewis | 23 min |
| Aug 7, 7:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 64 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.