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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this tornado warning at Sep 9, 2024, 8:33 PM EDT for Genesee County, Wyoming County, New York. It was in force for 27 min. 3 reports 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 9, 2024, 8:33 PM EDT (00:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 9, 2024, 9:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 27 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Genesee County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 8:33 PM EDT | TORNADO | 3 N Pembroke, NY | NWS Storm Survey confirms brief, weak EF-0 tornado in the Hamlet of Indian Falls from near NY Route 77 to Little Falls Rd. About a half dozen trees were damaged or blown down, but all trees showed significant rot. Max winds were 75 mph, path length was 0.2 mil |
| Sep 9, 8:34 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Pembroke, NY | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 N Pembroke. Large tree branch down at intersection of Alleghany Rd and Akron Rd. Trees also down on Akron Rd, Little Falls Rd, and Phelps Rd. |
| Sep 9, 8:34 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 N Pembroke, NY | Large tree branch down at intersection of Alleghany Rd and Akron Rd. |
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, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 33 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
- 671 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 816 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 140 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 3.5
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS51 KBUF 100033
TORBUF
NYC037-121-100100-
/O.NEW.KBUF.TO.W.0025.240910T0033Z-240910T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
833 PM EDT Mon Sep 9 2024
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
North central Wyoming County in western New York...
Southwestern Genesee County in western New York...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 833 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Pembroke, or 7 miles north of Darien Lakes State
Park, moving southeast 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...
Batavia, Darien Lakes State Park, Pembroke, Attica, Oakfield,
Stafford, Corfu, Alexander, East Bethany, and Dale.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 48 and 48A.
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 4275 7824 4294 7847 4302 7846 4311 7836
4295 7800
TIME...MOT...LOC 0033Z 313DEG 15KT 4302 7839
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Mitchell2 follow-up statements
037
WWUS51 KBUF 100049
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
849 PM EDT Mon Sep 9 2024
NYC037-121-100100-
/O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-240910T0100Z/
Wyoming NY-Genesee NY-
849 PM EDT Mon Sep 9 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTIES...
At 848 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Pembroke, or near Darien Lakes State Park, moving
southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Batavia, Attica, Alexander, East Bethany, Dale, East Pembroke, and
Bethany Center.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4275 7824 4295 7839 4305 7829 4295 7800
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 313DEG 15KT 4298 7833
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Mitchell168 WWUS51 KBUF 100057 SVSBUF Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 857 PM EDT Mon Sep 9 2024 NYC037-121-100107- /O.EXP.KBUF.TO.W.0025.000000T0000Z-240910T0100Z/ Wyoming NY-Genesee NY- 857 PM EDT Mon Sep 9 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING AND SOUTHERN GENESEE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM EDT... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. && LAT...LON 4275 7824 4295 7839 4305 7829 4295 7800 TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 313DEG 15KT 4296 7830 $$ Mitchell
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 8:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Ontario | 41 min |
| Sep 9, 8:29 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 46 min |
| Sep 9, 9:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wyoming | 29 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.