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Tornado Warning 23, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this tornado warning at Sep 6, 2024, 9:49 PM EDT for Allegany County, New York. It was in force for 28 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
- Sep 6, 2024, 9:49 PM EDT (01:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2024, 10:17 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Allegany County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 102 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:49 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 9:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Belmont, NY | Multiple trees down in Allegany County. |
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 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 98 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
- 209 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 725 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
167
WFUS51 KBUF 070149
TORBUF
NYC003-070230-
/O.NEW.KBUF.TO.W.0023.240907T0149Z-240907T0230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
949 PM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Allegany County in western New York...
* Until 1030 PM EDT.
* At 949 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northwest of Wellsville, moving northeast at 20
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...
Friendship, Scio, and Belmont.
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 4214 7810 4218 7814 4232 7797 4220 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0149Z 241DEG 17KT 4218 7809
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Apffel2 follow-up statements
704
WWUS51 KBUF 070201
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1001 PM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024
NYC003-070230-
/O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-240907T0230Z/
Allegany NY-
1001 PM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1030 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
ALLEGANY COUNTY...
At 1001 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles northwest of Wellsville, moving northeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Belmont.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4216 7806 4220 7811 4232 7797 4220 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 241DEG 17KT 4221 7802
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Apffel140 WWUS51 KBUF 070217 SVSBUF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1017 PM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024 NYC003-070227- /O.CAN.KBUF.TO.W.0023.000000T0000Z-240907T0230Z/ Allegany NY- 1017 PM EDT Fri Sep 6 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ALLEGANY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. && LAT...LON 4216 7806 4220 7811 4232 7797 4220 7783 TIME...MOT...LOC 0216Z 241DEG 17KT 4225 7793 $$ Apffel
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 8:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 59 min |
| Sep 6, 9:43 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 5:01 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara and 3 more | 66 hr |
| Sep 7, 7:41 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 22 min | |
| Sep 7, 8:57 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 63 min | |
| Sep 7, 2:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 93 min | |
| Sep 7, 7:34 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 86 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.