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Tornado Warning 14, NWS Buffalo, NY

July 10, 2024Ontario County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 10, 2024, 2:42 PM EDT for Ontario County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 48 min. 1 report 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
Jul 10, 2024, 2:42 PM EDT (18:42 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2024, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
48 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:42 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 10, 3:03 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG4 Se Phelps, NYTree down blocking both lanes on Pre Emption Rd.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 10, 12:06 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC11 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 6.7 hours before the alert went out and 135 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 2024-07-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 52 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 2024-07-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 448 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
52 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-248 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
948 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
448 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
543 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
5.3

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The text

As transmitted.

835 
WFUS51 KBUF 101842
TORBUF
NYC069-117-101930-
/O.NEW.KBUF.TO.W.0014.240710T1842Z-240710T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
242 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Wayne County in western New York...
  Northeastern Ontario County in western New York...

* Until 330 PM EDT.

* At 242 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Rushville, or 7 miles southeast of Canandaigua,
  moving northeast at 35 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...
  Geneva, Canandaigua, Lyons, Clifton Springs, Clyde, Phelps,
  Rushville, Gorham, Seneca Lake State Park, and Seneca Castle.

This includes Interstate 90 near exit 42.
 
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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4284 7731 4315 7691 4302 7676 4301 7696
      4287 7696 4286 7698 4276 7697 4276 7724
TIME...MOT...LOC 1842Z 238DEG 29KT 4280 7718 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

HSK
1 follow-up statement
487 
WWUS51 KBUF 101912 RRA
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
312 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

NYC069-117-101930-
/O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-240710T1930Z/
Wayne NY-Ontario NY-
312 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO COUNTIES...

At 311 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado 
was located over Waterloo, moving northeast at 35 mph. Another storm 
will enter southeastern Ontario and may become severe. 

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...
Geneva, Canandaigua, Lyons, Clifton Springs, Clyde, Phelps,
Rushville, Gorham, Seneca Lake State Park, and Seneca Castle.

This includes Interstate 90 near exit 42.
 
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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4284 7731 4315 7691 4302 7676 4301 7696
      4287 7696 4286 7698 4276 7697 4276 7724
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 238DEG 29KT 4293 7690 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

HSK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 9:41 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF40 hr
Jul 10, 3:15 AM EDTFlood WatchBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego19 hr
Jul 10, 4:37 AM EDTBeach Hazards StatementBUFMonroe, Niagara, Orleans17 hr
Jul 10, 7:04 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans41 min
Jul 10, 7:21 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF54 min
Jul 10, 9:39 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF66 min
Jul 10, 10:30 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis60 min
Jul 10, 11:01 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis59 min
Jul 10, 11:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua64 min
Jul 10, 11:29 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF44 min
Jul 10, 11:36 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF54 min
Jul 10, 11:48 AM EDTTornado WarningBUFChautauqua27 min
Jul 10, 12:07 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF83 min
Jul 10, 12:09 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie66 min
Jul 10, 12:21 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie24 min
Jul 10, 12:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston75 min
Jul 10, 12:31 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF89 min
Jul 10, 12:44 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBUFErie31 min
Jul 10, 12:48 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF57 min
Jul 10, 12:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis48 min
Jul 10, 1:06 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Niagara31 min
Jul 10, 1:12 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBUFErie, Genesee, Wyoming33 min
Jul 10, 1:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne63 min
Jul 10, 1:29 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF52 min
Jul 10, 1:33 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego57 min
Jul 10, 1:36 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFAllegany, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario39 min
Jul 10, 1:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatBUFLewis22 min
Jul 10, 1:42 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFAllegany33 min
Jul 10, 1:43 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFJefferson, Oswego47 min
Jul 10, 1:44 PM EDTTornado Warning Tornado observedBUFGenesee, Monroe, Orleans20 min
Jul 10, 2:01 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF89 min
Jul 10, 2:17 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFOntario, Wayne43 min
Jul 10, 2:18 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego42 min
Jul 10, 2:21 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFMonroe, Wayne24 min
Jul 10, 2:24 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua28 min
Jul 10, 2:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLivingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne34 min
Jul 10, 2:36 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFMonroe, Ontario, Wayne39 min
Jul 10, 2:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua29 min
Jul 10, 2:45 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF90 min
Jul 10, 2:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFOntario, Wayne49 min
Jul 10, 2:59 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis46 min
Jul 10, 3:06 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFLewis7 hr
Jul 10, 3:09 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne51 min
Jul 10, 3:20 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFCayuga, Oswego, Wayne40 min
Jul 10, 4:05 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego40 min
Jul 10, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF39 min
Jul 10, 4:26 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFOswego28 min
Jul 10, 4:32 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne28 min
Jul 10, 5:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFLewis56 min
Jul 10, 6:17 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis43 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.