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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY

August 7, 2023Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

$$

JJR
1 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 

$$

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, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOntario, Wayne26 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, 6:51 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.