Two distinct lines of thunderstorms developed ahead of a weak boundary during the late afternoon and became more organized toward evening. One line developed across the Genesee Valley and the other across the eastern Lake Ontario Region.
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The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.
Two distinct lines of thunderstorms developed ahead of a weak boundary during the late afternoon and became more organized toward evening. One line developed across the Genesee Valley and the other across the eastern Lake Ontario Region. Thunderstorm winds downed trees in Ridgeway, Murray, Ogden Center, Ellery Center, Belleville, Croghan, Lowville and near the Chautauqua Institution. In some areas, scattered power outages were reported as the falling limbs and trees brought down power lines. In Rochester, lighting struck a house igniting a fire and damaging the chimney.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 1, 4:14 PM EST, 11 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
514 PM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD FRONT WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH FROM THE UPPER LAKES
TONIGHT...CROSSING THE REGION LATE ON SUNDAY. THIS WILL BRING AN
INCREASING CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT INTO
SUNDAY...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS POSSIBLE. COOLER AND DRIER AIR
WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SUNDAY/...
THROUGH EARLY EVENING...ATTENTION WILL REMAIN ON A BOUNDARY WHICH
EXTENDS ACROSS EASTERN LAKE ERIE...ACROSS THE NIAGARA
FRONTIER...AND ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN THE KEY
TO CONVECTIVE INITIATION...AND IT NOW APPEARS THAT THE SW FLOW WILL
NOT BE ENOUGH TO KEEP THE NIAGARA FRONTIER MIXED. SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY AS THIS BOUNDARY SLIDES EASTWARD...WITH
ACTIVITY LIKELY TO DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING AS INSTABILITY DECREASES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE INCREASES LATER TONIGHT...DUE TO A STRONGER
MODEL CONSENSUS. WITH THE HRRR LENDING SUPPORT THE OTHER GUIDANCE
(NAM/RGEM/SREF/GFS)...THERE IS A HIGH CONFIDENCE IN SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN FROM WEST TO EAST LATE TONIGHT AS AN UPPER
TROF GETS CLOSER. A STRONG MODEL CONSENSUS SHOWS SOME MEASURABLE QPF
IN WESTERN SECTIONS BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY...AND GIVEN THE SYNOPTIC
FEATURE THIS MAKES SENSE.
FORECAST WIND PROFILES SHOW 850 MB WINDS INCREASING FROM 35 KTS TO
45 KTS BY DAYBREAK SUNDAY. THIS COMBINED WITH SOME VEERING WITH
HEIGHT WILL RESULT IN MODEST SHEAR...WHICH WILL AID ORGANIZATION OF
ANY THUNDERSTORMS. THE SEVERE POTENTIAL IS BEST EARLY ON...SINCE
WINDS WILL STRUGGLE TO MIX DOWN THE LATER IN THE EVENING IT GETS.
THIS CONTINUES TO BEAR WATCHING...WITH BOTH GUSTY WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL POSSIBLE IN STRONG THUNDERSTORMS. AT THIS POINT...THE BEST
CHANCE FOR SEVERE STORMS WOULD BE IF LATE AFTERNOON STORMS ARE
ABLE TO DEVELOP ANY LINEAR STRUCTURE. ALTHOUGH WIDESPREAD SEVERE
WEATHER APPEARS UNLIKELY...WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP AN EYE AS STORMS
DEVELOP AND SPREAD TO INTERIOR SECTIONS WHERE INSTABILITY IS GREATER.
ANOTHER CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN...WITH PWATS
FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 1.75 INCHES BY BOTH THE NAM/GFS.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONLY DROP INTO THE UPPER 60S OVERNIGHT...AS
WINDS/CLOUDS AND RAIN LIMIT RADIATIONAL COOLING. HIGHS ON SUNDAY
SHOULD BE NOTABLY COOLER..RANGING FROM THE 70S IN WESTERN
SECTIONS TO LOWER 80S ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES REGIONS.
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ON
SUNDAY. THIS ACTIVITY IS LIKELY TO BE ALONG A PRE-FRONTAL
TROF...WITH THE ACTUAL FRONT AND WIND SHIFT LIKELY TO HOLD OFF UNTIL
LATER IN THE DAY. THIS MAY SPARK AN ADDITIONAL SHOWER...WITH A
SIGNIFICANT BREAK OF FAIR WEATHER POSSIBLE BETWEEN THE PRE-FRONTAL
TROF AND THE FRONT ITSELF.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
THE CLOSED UPPER LOW OVER ONTARIO PROVINCE BETWEEN THE NORTHERN
GREAT LAKES AND JAMES BAY WILL MOVE EAST SUNDAY NIGHT AS A
POSTFRONTAL SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS NEW YORK STATE. THIS WILL
CLEAR OUT LOW LEVEL DEWPOINTS FROM THE UPPER 50S TO 60 DEGREES
SUNDAY EVENING...TO THE MID 40S TO LOW 50S BY DAYBREAK ON MONDAY.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A CLEARING TREND WITH THE INFLUX OF THE DRIER
AIRMASS AND COLD ADVECTION WILL BRING OVERNIGHT LOWS TO THE UPPER
40S TO LOW 50S.
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER OVER SOUTHERN ONTARIO PROVINCE WILL
PROVIDE A DRY AND COOL PERIOD FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK WITH
POPS NEAR ZERO AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE. HIGH TEMPS WILL BE IN THE
LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S AT THE START OF THE WEEK AND NUDGE UP TO THE MID
AND UPPER 60S ON TUESDAY. DRY AIR AND CLEAR SKIES AT NIGHT WILL
ALLOW LOW TEMPS TO FALL TO THE LOWER TO MID 40S FOR MOST OF THE AREA
MONDAY NIGHT AND MOSTLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S FOR TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE HIGH ACROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO WILL MOVE
EASTWARD AND ALLOW A SOUTHERLY FLOW ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. THIS
WILL BRING A MIDWEEK WARMING TREND WITH HIGH TEMPS RETURNING TO NEAR
NORMAL READINGS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL ALSO
MODERATE TO NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL READINGS...RANGING FROM THE LOWER
TO MID 50S WEDNESDAY NIGHT TO THE MID AND UPPER 50S THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
THE RETURN OF WARMTH WILL ALSO BRING A RETURN OF HUMIDITY AND A FAIR
CHANCE OF RAIN FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. PRECIPITABLE WATER
VALUES WILL INCREASE FROM AROUND A HALF INCH AT MID WEEK TO MORE
THEN AN INCH AND A HALF BY THE END OF THE WEEK...THUS WE CAN EXPECT
THE POSSIBILITY OF DOWNPOURS ASSOCIATED WITH ANY CONVECTION.
&&
.AVIATION /21Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
OUTSIDE OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...EXPECT MAINLY VFR
CONDITIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. THIS RISK WILL BE
GREATEST LATE AFTERNOON...THEN BRIEFLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING
BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATER THIS EVENING. THESE WILL PROBABLY
BRING PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS OR LOWER IN HEAVY RAIN. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY
MORNING.
OUTLOOK...
SUNDAY...VFR MUCH OF THE TIME...BUT OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE LOCAL MVFR/IFR AT TIMES.
MONDAY-WEDNESDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE PROMPTED SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ON
WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO AND THE LOWER NIAGARA RIVER FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THIS AFTERNOON. THESE SHOULD SUBSIDE TOWARD SUNSET. THESE ARE
MAINLY DUE TO DAYTIME MIXING...WITH WINDS LIKELY TO BE LESS
FURTHER OFFSHORE.
OTHERWISE...AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION
SUNDAY WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE LOWER LAKES. WINDS WILL
INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ALONG AND BEHIND THIS COLD FRONT WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR A PERIOD OF WINDS AND WAVES APPROACHING SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...NONE.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR LOZ030-
042.
&&
SYNOPSIS...APFFEL
NEAR TERM...APFFEL
SHORT TERM...WCH
LONG TERM...WCH
AVIATION...APFFEL
MARINE...APFFEL/WCHHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 518 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013 NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-020930- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- SOUTHERN ERIE- 518 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS MOISTURE DEEPENS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN WHICH COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ONGOING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ006>008-020930- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 518 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD LATER TONIGHT AS MOISTURE DEEPENS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY AS THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE AND PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLY SOME HAIL. HEAVY RAIN ACCOMPANYING SOME OF THE STORMS COULD RESULT IN LOCALIZED FLOODING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-020930- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 518 AM EDT SAT JUN 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE REGION. A FEW STORMS MAY BE STRONG AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 46 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:27 UTC.
11 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported trees down in Ridgeway.
Law enforcement reported trees down near Belleville.
Law enforcement reported trees down near Murray.
Law enforcement reported trees down near Ogden Center.
Law enforcement reported that house was damaged by a lightning strike.
Law enforcement reported trees down.
Law enforcement reported trees down.
Law enforcement reported trees down.
Law enforcement reported trees down.
Law enforcement reported trees down.
Law enforcement reported trees down.
Law enforcement reported trees down.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, June 2013
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 462272, 462266, 462267, 462268, 462274, 462275, 462276, 462279, 462280, 462281, 462282, 462283.