Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Warnings in 2005
Lake Effect Snow Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Nov 25, 2005, 2:43 PM EST for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2005, 2:43 PM EST (19:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2005, 3:55 AM EST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 919 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS41 KBUF 251943 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 243 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... .HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OF THE PAST 24 HOURS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING BUT THEY WILL LIFT NORTH AS WINDS BACK TO SOUTHWEST... AND IMPACT THE BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN AREAS FOR AWHILE. NYZ007-008-260345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.051125T1943Z-051126T0900Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 243 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THE REGION. BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW OVER SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD THIS EVENING AND SETTLE IN OVER CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. SNOW WILL FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE BAND...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO OVER A FOOT IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE BAND SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON MANY ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 FROM ADAMS TO WATERTOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ085-260345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.051125T1943Z-051126T0500Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 243 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA. BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD THESE EVENING...AND PUSH OUT OF THE REGION LATER THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS CAN RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...BRINGING STORM TOTALS OF OVER A FOOT IN SOME LOCATIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THIS EVENING...CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION. REMEMBER...IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ006-012-019-020-252045- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ OSWEGO-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN 243 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE LAKE SNOWS HAVE NORTH AND MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL OCCUR BUT HEAVIER SNOWS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ NYZ010-011-260345- /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0002.051125T1943Z-051126T0500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 243 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WHICH HAVE BEEN OVER THE SOUTHERN TIER AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY SINCE THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD AS WIND BECOME MORE SOUTHWESTERLY. THE SNOWBANDS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS BUFFALO AND ITS SUBURBS THIS EVENING...WEAKENING AND TAPERING OFF AS THEY REACH GRAND ISLAND BY MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...BUT LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. THESE HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE MORE LIKELY OVER AREAS SUCH AS SOUTH BUFFALO...WEST SENECA...LANCASTER AND ALDEN. ALL ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF TO JUST SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. REMEMBER...IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SFM
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 252255 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 555 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS TO CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT... .HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OF THE PAST 24 HOURS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING BUT THEY WILL LIFT NORTH AS WINDS BACK TO SOUTHWEST... AND IMPACT THE BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN AREAS FOR AWHILE. NYZ085-260000- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051126T0500Z/ SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 555 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE LAKE SNOWS HAVE MOVED INTO NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. $$ NYZ010-011-260500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051126T0500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 555 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS BUFFALO AND ITS SUBURBS THIS EVENING...WEAKENING AND TAPERING OFF AS THEY REACH GRAND ISLAND BY MIDNIGHT. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES...BUT LOCAL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. ALL ACTIVITY SHOULD TAPER OFF TO JUST SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. REMEMBER...IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ007-008-260700- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051126T0900Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 555 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW OVER SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES WILL CONTINUE TO LIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD THIS EVENING AND SETTLE IN OVER CENTRAL JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. SNOW WILL FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR WITHIN THE BAND...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO OVER A FOOT IN SOME LOCATIONS. THE BAND SHOULD CONTINUE TO LIFT NORTH AND WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON MANY ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 FROM ADAMS TO WATERTOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 260250 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 950 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS MOVING NORTH TONIGHT... .HEAVY LAKE SNOWS ARE MOVING NORTH TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END OVERNIGHT AS WARM AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. NYZ011-260400- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051126T0500Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 950 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOW HAS MOVED NORTH OUT OF GENESEE COUNTY. $$ NYZ010-260500- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051126T0500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 950 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT. A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL DRIFT SLOWLY NORTH FROM THE TONAWANDAS ACROSS GRAND ISLAND AND WEAKEN BY MIDNIGHT. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AFTER MIDNIGHT. $$ NYZ007-008-260900- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051126T0900Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 950 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW OVER SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH TOWARD THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. SNOW WILL FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO CLOSE TO A FOOT IN SOME LOCATIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON MANY ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 FROM ADAMS TO WATERTOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 260415 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1115 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE DRIFTING NORTH TONIGHT... .HEAVY LAKE SNOWS ARE MOVING NORTH TONIGHT AS WINDS BECOME SOUTHWEST. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL END OVERNIGHT AS WARM AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. NYZ010-260515- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051126T0500Z/ NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO 1115 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE SNOW BAND OFF LAKE ERIE HAS WEAKENED AND IS MAINLY OVER GRAND ISLAND. ONLY ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. $$ NYZ007-008-260900- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051126T0900Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1115 PM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SATURDAY. BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW OVER SOUTHERN JEFFERSON AND CENTRAL LEWIS COUNTIES WILL LIFT SLOWLY NORTH TOWARD THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. SNOW WILL FALL AT THE RATE OF ONE TO TWO INCHES PER HOUR...BRINGING STORM TOTALS TO CLOSE TO A FOOT IN SOME LOCATIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON MANY ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 FROM ADAMS TO WATERTOWN. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 260855 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 355 AM EST SAT NOV 26 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS HAVE ENDED... .HEAVY LAKE SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA AS WINDS SHIFTS TO SOUTH AND WARM AIR MOVES IN ALOFT. NYZ007-008-261000- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051126T0900Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 355 AM EST SAT NOV 26 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE SNOW BAND OFF LAKE ONTARIO HAS WEAKENED AND DRIFTED ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY AND THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ITS TREND TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT FURTHER NORTH WITH ONLY ANOTHER INCH OR TWO EXPECTED BEFORE DAYBREAK. $$ LEVAN
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Warnings in New York, 2005Every lake effect snow warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.