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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Buffalo, NY

September 9, 2024Genesee County, Wyoming County, New York

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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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
Sep 9, 8:33 PM EDTTORNADO3 N Pembroke, NYNWS 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 EDTTSTM WND DMG3 N Pembroke, NYCorrects 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 EDTTSTM WND DMG3 N Pembroke, NYLarge 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2024-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 671 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 00:00Z on 2024-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

328 
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

$$

Mitchell
2 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

$$

Mitchell
168 
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 9, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOntario41 min
Sep 9, 8:29 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee46 min
Sep 9, 9:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWyoming29 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.