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Snow Advisory 2, NWS Buffalo, NY

December 21, 2005Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this snow advisory at Dec 21, 2005, 2:23 PM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 21, 2005, 2:23 PM EST (19:23 UTC)
Expired
Dec 21, 2005, 10:37 PM EST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2005-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2005-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 24 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
722 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
24 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
55 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 211923
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
223 PM EST WED DEC 21 2005

...ANOTHER BRIEF ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR THE REGION...

.A RAPID MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF BRIEFLY
HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE SFTERNOON AND
EVENING. THE AREA OF SNOW WILL MOVE FROM NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY
SOUTHWARD TO WATERTOWN THROUGH 4PM THEN CONTINUE SOUTH THROUGH
PULASKI AND OSWEGO THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY AS THE BAND MOVES THROUGH.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT
TIMES DUE TO THE SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING OVER 20 MPH.

TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND ADJUST DRIVING FOR THE
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND LIMITED VISIBILITY. 

NYZ007-220100-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SN.Y.0002.051221T1923Z-051222T0100Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
223 PM EST WED DEC 21 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

AN AREA OF SNOW WILL MOVE FROM NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY SOUTHWARD
TO WATERTOWN THROUGH 4PM THEN CONTINUE SOUTH THROUGH THE REST OF
JEFFERSON COUNTY. THE BAND IS EXPECTED TO EXIT THE COUNTY AFTER
7PM. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY AS THE BAND
MOVES THROUGH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN A
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING OVER 20
MPH.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 4 TO 6 INCHES ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED, BUT UNPLOWED
ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ALLOW EXTRA
TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR
OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$

NYZ006-008-220330-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SN.Y.0002.051221T1923Z-051222T0900Z/
OSWEGO-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE
223 PM EST WED DEC 21 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. 

AN AREA OF SNOW WILL MOVE FROM NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY SOUTHWARD
THROUGH LEWIS AND OSWEGO COUNTIES FROM LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH THE
FIRST HALF OF TONIGHT. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY
AS THE BAND MOVES THROUGH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS
THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING
OVER 20 MPH. THE BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH OF THE
REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 4 TO 6 INCHES ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED, BUT UNPLOWED ROADS
WILL BE HAZARDOUS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO
AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$
2 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 220108
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
808 PM EST WED DEC 21 2005

...ANOTHER BRIEF ROUND OF HEAVIER SNOWFALL FOR THE REGION...

.A RAPID MOVING COLD FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STEADY
SNOW TO SOUTHERN LEWIS AND OSWEGO COUNTIES FOR MUCH OF THE
NIGHT...BEFORE THE ACTIVITY GRADUALLY TAPERS OFF OVERNIGHT. 
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE
SNOW DIMINISHES BY LATE TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED
TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE SNOW AND WINDS
GUSTING OVER 20 MPH.

TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION AND ADJUST DRIVING FOR THE
HEAVY SNOWFALL AND LIMITED VISIBILITY.

NYZ007-220215-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051222T0100Z/
JEFFERSON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN
808 PM EST WED DEC 21 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

AS OF 8 PM...THE STEADY SNOWS HAD EXITED THE AREA...THEREFORE THE
SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

NYZ006-008-220900-
/O.CON.KBUF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051222T0900Z/
OSWEGO-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE
808 PM EST WED DEC 21 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST THURSDAY. 

STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN LEWIS AND OSWEGO
COUNTIES THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE THE SNOW DIMINISHES BY LATE
TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE RESTRICTED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER
MILE AT TIMES DUE TO THE SNOW AND WINDS GUSTING OVER 20 MPH.

A SNOW ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 4 TO 6 INCHES ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. NO SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED...BUT UNPLOWED
ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ALLOW EXTRA TIME
TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER
RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 220337
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1037 PM EST WED DEC 21 2005

NYZ006-008-220445-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051222T0900Z/
OSWEGO-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE
1037 PM EST WED DEC 21 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. AS OF 1035 PM...THE STEADY SNOWS HAVE WEAKENED AND SHIFTED
SOUTH OF THE AREA...THEREFORE THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

JJR

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.