Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2024
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Buffalo, NY
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.
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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 3:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 4 Se Phelps, NY | Tree 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 12:06 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 11 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.
- 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
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
$$
HSK1 follow-up statement
487
WWUS51 KBUF 101912 RRA
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
312 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024
NYC069-117-101930-
/O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-240710T1930Z/
Wayne NY-Ontario NY-
312 PM EDT Wed Jul 10 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WAYNE AND NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO COUNTIES...
At 311 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Waterloo, moving northeast at 35 mph. Another storm
will enter southeastern Ontario and may become severe.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Geneva, Canandaigua, Lyons, Clifton Springs, Clyde, Phelps,
Rushville, Gorham, Seneca Lake State Park, and Seneca Castle.
This includes Interstate 90 near exit 42.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4284 7731 4315 7691 4302 7676 4301 7696
4287 7696 4286 7698 4276 7697 4276 7724
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 238DEG 29KT 4293 7690
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
HSKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 9:41 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 40 hr | |
| Jul 10, 3:15 AM EDT | Flood Watch | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 19 hr |
| Jul 10, 4:37 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Monroe, Niagara, Orleans | 17 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:04 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Orleans | 41 min |
| Jul 10, 7:21 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 54 min | |
| Jul 10, 9:39 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 66 min | |
| Jul 10, 10:30 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 11:01 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 59 min |
| Jul 10, 11:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 64 min |
| Jul 10, 11:29 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 44 min | |
| Jul 10, 11:36 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 54 min | |
| Jul 10, 11:48 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 27 min |
| Jul 10, 12:07 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 83 min | |
| Jul 10, 12:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 12:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 12:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston | 75 min |
| Jul 10, 12:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 89 min | |
| Jul 10, 12:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Erie | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 12:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 57 min | |
| Jul 10, 12:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 1:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 31 min |
| Jul 10, 1:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Wyoming | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 1:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 63 min |
| Jul 10, 1:29 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 52 min | |
| Jul 10, 1:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 57 min |
| Jul 10, 1:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Allegany, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 1:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 22 min |
| Jul 10, 1:42 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Allegany | 33 min |
| Jul 10, 1:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Oswego | 47 min |
| Jul 10, 1:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Genesee, Monroe, Orleans | 20 min |
| Jul 10, 2:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 89 min | |
| Jul 10, 2:17 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 43 min |
| Jul 10, 2:18 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 2:21 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Monroe, Wayne | 24 min |
| Jul 10, 2:24 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 2:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 34 min |
| Jul 10, 2:36 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 29 min |
| Jul 10, 2:45 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 90 min | |
| Jul 10, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Ontario, Wayne | 49 min |
| Jul 10, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 46 min |
| Jul 10, 3:06 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Lewis | 7 hr |
| Jul 10, 3:09 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 51 min |
| Jul 10, 3:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 4:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 4:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 39 min | |
| Jul 10, 4:26 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Oswego | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 4:32 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 28 min |
| Jul 10, 5:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Lewis | 56 min |
| Jul 10, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 43 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.