Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2005
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Dec 16, 2005, 12:16 AM EST for 5 counties in New York. It was in force for 10 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
- Dec 16, 2005, 12:16 AM EST (05:16 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2005, 10:02 AM EST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:18 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 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 614 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 49 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 544 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 718 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 160516 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1216 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY... ...HEAVY LAKE SNOWS LIKELY FOR THE BUFFALO METRO AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...WHILE A SECOND LOW OVER THE CAROLINAS TRACKS NORTH UP THE EAST COAST. THE MIXED PRECIPITATION THAT IS DEVELOPING AHEAD OF THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT AS COLDER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. GENERAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...BUT FREEZING RAIN TOTALS BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER MAY REACH A HALF INCH OVER THE FINGER LAKES REGION WITH SERIOUS PROBLEMS POSSIBLE. EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...THE ICE MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH BEFORE THE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW OCCURS. THIS WILL MAKE ANY UNTREATED SURFACES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO WALK OR DRIVE ON. THE SECOND PUNCH OF WINTER WEATHER WILL DEVELOP LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR CROSSES THE GREAT LAKES. LAKE SNOWS DEVELOPING OFF LAKE ERIE WILL EXTEND ACROSS METRO BUFFALO AND THE NORTHERN SUBURBS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND SETTLE ACROSS THE CITY AROUND RUSH HOUR. THE NARROW BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS METRO BUFFALO THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH AND SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHTOWNS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NYZ003>005-013-014-161330- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0002.051216T0516Z-051216T1700Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1216 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FREEZING RAIN IS PERSISTING A LITTLE LONGER THAN EARLIER THOUGHT AND MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES TO COME DOWN BEFORE A CHANGEOVER TO SNOW LATER TONIGHT. SNOW TOTALS WILL BE CUT DOWN THOUGH TO AROUND 3 INCHES BY MORNING BECAUSE OF THE LATE CHANGEOVER. $$ NYZ010>012-019-020-085-161330- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.051216T1800Z-051218T0600Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1216 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF EARLIER ICING CONDITIONS WILL BE AROUND 3 INCHES. UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN VERY SLICK AS THE SNOW ACCUMULATES. COLDER AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE WEST WILL THEN SET UP NARROW BANDS OF SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT LOCALIZED SNOW ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS MAY HAVE MAJOR IMPACT ON THE FRIDAY EVENING COMMUTE. AN ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 12 INCHES IS POSSIBLE THROUGH SATURDAY DUE TO THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ006>008-161330- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.051217T0000Z-051218T1200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1216 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL PRODUCE UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH OF ICE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL MAKE UNTREATED SURFACES EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR WALKING OR DRIVING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGED TO ALL SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE BY FRIDAY MORNING. THEN...COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCALLY HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY OVER THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001-002-021-161330- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...WELLSVILLE 1216 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS WILL REMAIN VERY SLICK AS THE SNOW ACCUMULATES ON ICE COATED SURFACES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ SAGE
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 161056 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...A MIX OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY... ...HEAVY LAKE SNOWS EXPECTED FOR THE BUFFALO METRO AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY...WHILE A SECOND LOW OVER THE CAROLINAS TRACKS NORTH UP THE EAST COAST. SNOW WILL CONTINUE EAST OF ROCHESTER INTO THIS AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A LITTLE FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET MIXED IN AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF WEST OF ROCHESTER THIS MORNING. MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THE SECOND PUNCH OF WINTER WEATHER WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS COLDER AIR CROSSES THE GREAT LAKES. LAKE SNOWS DEVELOPING OFF LAKE ERIE WILL EXTEND ACROSS METRO BUFFALO AND THE NORTHERN SUBURBS DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND SETTLE ACROSS THE CITY AROUND RUSH HOUR. THE NARROW BAND OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS METRO BUFFALO THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH AND SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHTOWNS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AROUND THE WATERTOWN AREA AND THEN SETTLE SOUTH ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU ON SATURDAY. NYZ010>012-019-085-161700- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.051216T1800Z-051218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0006.051216T1800Z-051218T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW THROUGH NOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR TWO. THESE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF EARLIER SNOW AND ICING CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADS TO BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION THIS MORNING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. COLDER AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE WEST WILL THEN SET UP NARROW BANDS OF SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE. THE LAKE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIALLY DEVELOP BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS SOUTHERN NIAGARA COUNTY AND FAR NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS...A WELL ORGANIZED BAND OF HEAVY LAKE SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA. THIS BAND WILL LIKELY CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS THE BUFFALO METRO AREA...BEFORE SLOWLY MIGRATING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHTOWNS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...THEN EVENTUALLY SETTLING ACROSS SKI COUNTRY BY SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...HOWEVER WHERE THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS PERSIST LOCALLY AS MUCH AS A FOOT AND A HALF IS POSSIBLE. 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. $$ NYZ007-008-161900- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.051217T0000Z-051218T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.W.0006.051217T0000Z-051218T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T2300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES. THESE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF EARLIER SNOW AND ICING CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADS TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION TODAY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. COLDER AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE WEST WILL THEN SET UP NARROW BANDS OF SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LAKE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIALLY DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE WATERTOWN AREA. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE WATERTOWN AREA. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL SLOWLY MIGRATE SOUTHWARD SATURDAY...EVENTUALLY SETTLING ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU BY SUNDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. 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. $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-161700- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. HEAVIER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE EAST OF ROCHESTER. THESE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF EARLIER SNOW AND ICING CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADS TO BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE MORNING...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION THIS AFTERNOON AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. $$ NYZ020-161700- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0005.051216T1800Z-051218T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0009.051217T0000Z-051218T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OLEAN 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW THROUGH NOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR TWO. THESE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF EARLIER SNOW AND ICING CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADS TO BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR. DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION THIS MORNING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF LAKE ERIE ACROSS THE BUFFALO AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LAKE BAND WILL SETTLE INTO FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. LOCALIZED SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS ACROSS FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ006-161900- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.051217T0000Z-051218T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF. SOME FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE 3 TO 6 INCHES. THESE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF EARLIER SNOW AND ICING CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADS TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION TODAY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. COLDER AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE WEST WILL THEN SET UP NARROW BANDS OF SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LAKE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIALLY DEVELOP NORTH OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. THE LAKE BAND IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWARD AND MAY REACH OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT OR SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001-002-021-161700- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...WELLSVILLE 556 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW THROUGH NOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR TWO. THESE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF EARLIER SNOW AND ICING CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADS TO BE VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING COMMUTE. DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION THIS MORNING AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. LAKE EFFECT SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHERN NIAGARA AND SOUTHERN ORLEANS COUNTIES BETWEEN 1 PM AND 4 PM. LOCALIZED ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NIAGARA COUNTY. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 161502 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1002 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL FALL IN AREAS EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY...WHILE A SECOND LOW MOVES ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE 1 TO 4 INCHES. MEANWHILE THE SECOND PUNCH OF WINTER WEATHER WILL DEVELOP AS COLDER AIR CROSSES THE GREAT LAKES. LAKE SNOWS DEVELOPING OFF LAKE ERIE WILL INITIALLY EXTEND ACROSS NIAGARA AND EXTREME NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...JUST NORTH OF THE METRO BUFFALO AND THE NORTHERN SUBURBS. THE NARROW BAND OF SNOW WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTH ACROSS METRO BUFFALO AND THE NORTHERN SUBURBS BY MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. IT WILL THEN REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT...THEN SLOWLY DRIFT SOUTH AND SETTLE OVER THE SOUTHTOWNS LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. OFF LAKE ONTARIO...SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT AROUND THE WATERTOWN AREA AND THEN SETTLE SOUTH ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU ON SATURDAY. NYZ003>005-013-014-161615- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1002 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$ NYZ001-002-162315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.LE.W.0006.051216T1700Z-051217T0100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 1002 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY LATE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE BAND WILL THEN DRIFT SOUTH OF THE AREA THIS EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ010>012-019-085-162315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0006.051216T1800Z-051218T0600Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1002 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON...INCLUDING BUFFALO METRO AND THE NORTHERN SUBURBS. IT WILL LIKELY CAUSE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING COMMUTE. SNOW COULD FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY MIGRATING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHTOWNS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...THEN EVENTUALLY SETTLING ACROSS SKI COUNTRY BY SATURDAY NIGHT. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY...HOWEVER WHERE THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS PERSIST LOCALLY AS MUCH AS A FOOT AND A HALF IS POSSIBLE. 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. $$ NYZ020-162315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0009.051217T0000Z-051218T0600Z/ CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OLEAN 1002 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST SUNDAY. LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OFF LAKE ERIE ACROSS THE BUFFALO AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LAKE BAND WILL SETTLE INTO FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. LOCALIZED SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS ACROSS FAR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ021-161615- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T1700Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 1002 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ NYZ007-008-162300- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0006.051217T0000Z-051218T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T2300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1002 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES. THESE ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON TOP OF EARLIER SNOW AND ICING CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADS TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS THROUGHOUT THE DAY. DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION TODAY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. COLDER AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE WEST WILL THEN SET UP NARROW BANDS OF SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LAKE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIALLY DEVELOP BETWEEN 7 PM AND 10 PM THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY...INCLUDING THE WATERTOWN AREA. THE LAKE SNOWS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE WATERTOWN AREA. THE LAKE SNOWS WILL SLOWLY MIGRATE SOUTHWARD SATURDAY...EVENTUALLY SETTLING ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU BY SUNDAY MORNING. LOCALIZED SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN THE MOST PERSISTENT BANDS. IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ006-162300- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051216T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.A.0005.051217T0000Z-051218T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1002 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON...BEFORE TAPERING OFF. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO BE ONLY AN INCH OR TWO. HOWEVER THIS ADDITIONAL SNOW ON TOP OF EARLIER SNOW AND ICING CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE UNTREATED ROADS TO BE SNOW AND ICE COVERED...VERY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION TODAY AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. COLDER AIR FILTERING IN FROM THE WEST WILL THEN SET UP NARROW BANDS OF SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO. THE LAKE BANDS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIALLY DEVELOP NORTH OF THE AREA EARLY TONIGHT. THE LAKE BAND IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHWARD AND MAY REACH OSWEGO COUNTY TONIGHT OR SATURDAY. A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 5:56 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Niagara and 2 more | 35 hr |
| Dec 16, 5:56 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Advisory | BUF | Cattaraugus, Oswego | 35 hr |
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.