Alert archive / New York / Winter Weather Advisories in 2005
Winter Weather Advisory 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter weather advisory at Nov 23, 2005, 1:38 PM EST for 10 counties in New York. It took effect at Nov 24, 2005, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 23, 2005, 1:38 PM EST (18:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 24, 2005, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Nov 25, 2005, 4:25 AM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:39 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, 6.6 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 532 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 63 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 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 231838 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 138 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE AREA THANKSGIVING DAY THROUGH FRIDAY... LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE UPPER LAKES TONIGHT INTO EARLY THANKSGIVING DAY WITH A GENERAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. HOWEVER...HEAVIER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. A WELL ALIGNED FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR WILL THEN DEVELOP THANKSGIVING DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS ARCTIC AIR WILL FLOW OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS AND PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS FOR AWHILE. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. A NORTHWARD SHIFT COULD ALSO OCCUR EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WITH THE LAKE BANDS APPROACHING WATERTOWN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET OR MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS... CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...IN THE WARNING AREAS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THANKSGIVING DAY AND FRIDAY...YOU SHOULD CONSIDER YOUR TRAVEL OPTIONS VERY CAREFULLY. BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11 EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ012-019-020-085-240400- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.051124T1200Z-051125T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.051124T1200Z-051125T2300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 138 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE UPPER LAKES TONIGHT INTO EARLY THANKSGIVING DAY WITH A GENERAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WELL ALIGNED FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR WILL THEN DEVELOP THANKSGIVING MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS ARCTIC AIR WILL FLOW OVER RELATIVELY WARM LAKE ERIE WATERS AND PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKE. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FALL SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS FOR AWHILE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THANKSGIVING DAY AND FRIDAY...YOU SHOULD CONSIDER YOUR TRAVEL OPTIONS VERY CAREFULLY. BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE. $$ NYZ006>008-240400- /O.UPG.KBUF.LE.A.0002.051124T1800Z-051125T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.051124T1800Z-051125T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 138 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE UPPER LAKES LATE TONIGHT INTO THANKSGIVING DAY WITH A GENERAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 4 INCHES. A WELL ALIGNED FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR WILL THEN DEVELOP THANKSGIVING AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS ARCTIC AIR WILL FLOW OVER RELATIVELY WARM LAKE ONTARIO WATERS AND PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKE. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT NORTHWARD...APPROACHING WATERTOWN FOR A TIME THURSDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THANKSGIVING DAY AND FRIDAY...YOU SHOULD CONSIDER YOUR TRAVEL OPTIONS VERY CAREFULLY. BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-240400- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.051124T1200Z-051124T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 138 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND ACCUMULATE A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE ENDING BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO WEST AND INCREASE RAPIDLY INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY MIDDAY AND MAY GUST PAST 40 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ003>005-014-240400- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.051124T1500Z-051124T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 138 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND ACCUMULATE A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY NOON. WEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS PAST 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW...AND COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO CREATE SOME DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ013-021-240400- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.051124T1500Z-051124T2300Z/ LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE 138 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND ACCUMULATE A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY NOON. WEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. THIS MAY PUSH SOME HEAVIER EFFECT SNOWS FROM LAKE ERIE INTO THE AREA AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. THE STRONG WINDS AND ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TMA/SM
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS41 KBUF 240305 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1005 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE AREA THANKSGIVING DAY THROUGH FRIDAY... A FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR WILL DEVELOP THANKSGIVING DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS COLD AIR AND THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS FOR AWHILE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. A NORTHWARD SHIFT COULD ALSO OCCUR EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WITH THE LAKE BANDS APPROACHING WATERTOWN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET OR MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS... CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THANKSGIVING DAY AND FRIDAY...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE IN THE WARNING AREAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11 EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ012-019-020-085-241115- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.051124T1200Z-051125T2300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1005 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR WILL DEVELOP THANKSGIVING DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS COLD AIR AND THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ERIE. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS FOR AWHILE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THANKSGIVING DAY AND FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE. $$ NYZ006>008-241115- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.051124T1800Z-051125T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1005 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY. A FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR WILL DEVELOP THANKSGIVING DAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS COLD AIR AND THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT NORTHWARD...APPROACHING WATERTOWN FOR A TIME THURSDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THANKSGIVING DAY AND FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS TO NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11. $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-241115- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.051124T1200Z-051124T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 1005 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT AND ACCUMULATE A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE ENDING BY MID MORNING THURSDAY. WINDS WILL THEN SHIFT TO WEST AND INCREASE RAPIDLY INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY MIDDAY AND MAY GUST PAST 40 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN SOME BLOWING SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK. $$ NYZ003>005-014-241115- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.051124T1500Z-051124T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 1005 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND ACCUMULATE A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY NOON. WEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE RAPIDLY TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS PAST 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW...AND COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO CREATE SOME DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BECOME VERY SLICK. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW... BLOWING SNOW... SLEET... FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ013-021-241115- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.051124T1500Z-051124T2300Z/ LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE 1005 PM EST WED NOV 23 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION BEFORE DAYBREAK THURSDAY AND ACCUMULATE A QUICK 1 TO 3 INCHES BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY NOON. WEST WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH AT TIMES. THIS MAY PUSH SOME HEAVIER EFFECT SNOWS FROM LAKE ERIE INTO THE AREA AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 240950 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 450 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY... ARCTIC AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS COLD AIR AND THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS FOR AWHILE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. A NORTHWARD SHIFT COULD ALSO OCCUR EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WITH THE LAKE BANDS APPROACHING WATERTOWN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET OR MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS... CAUSING FREQUENT WHITE OUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNING AREAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11 EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ012-019-020-085-241800- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.051124T1200Z-051125T2300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 450 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... ARCTIC AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS COLD AIR AND THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS FOR AWHILE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE...IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITE OUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE... INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE. $$ NYZ006>008-241800- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.051124T1800Z-051125T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 450 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... ARCTIC AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. THIS COLD AIR AND THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT NORTHWARD...APPROACHING WATERTOWN FOR A TIME THURSDAY EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE...IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITE OUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11. $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-241800- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.051124T1200Z-051124T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 450 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND INCREASE RAPIDLY INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY MIDDAY AND MAY GUST PAST 40 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON... RESULTING IN BLOWING SNOW. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS WILL REMAIN WELL SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND BATAVIA...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. $$ NYZ003>005-014-241800- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.051124T1500Z-051124T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 450 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING LATER THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST AND INCREASE RAPIDLY INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY MIDDAY AND MAY GUST PAST 40 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW...AND COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO CREATE SOME DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT... THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ013-021-241800- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.051124T1500Z-051124T2300Z/ LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE 450 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE BEFORE ENDING DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL TO WEST AND INCREASE RAPIDLY INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE BY MIDDAY AND MAY GUST PAST 40 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN SOME BLOWING SNOW...AND COMBINE WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES TO CREATE SOME DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SHIFT TO WESTERLY WINDS MAY PUSH SOME HEAVIER EFFECT SNOWS FROM LAKE ERIE INTO THE AREA AT TIMES DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. $$ LEVAN
000 WWUS41 KBUF 241651 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1151 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY... ARCTIC AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS COLD AIR AND THE RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS WILL PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE FLOW OFF THE LAKES THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST...KEEPING THE LAKE EFFECT BANDS MORE DISORGANIZED. HOWEVER...WITHIN ANY OF THESE LAKE BANDS THE SNOW WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF AN INCH AN HOUR. THESE BANDS WILL NOT SIT OVER ONE PARTICULAR AREA FOR A SIGNIFICANT LENGTH OF TIME. THE FLOW ACROSS THE LAKES IS EXPECTED TO BECOME MORE WESTERLY BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. THIS SHIFT IN THE WIND DIRECTION WILL ALLOW THE LAKE BANDS TO BECOME MORE ORGANIZED SOUTH OF THE BUFFALO AND WATERTOWN AREAS. SNOWFALL RATES WITHIN THESE BANDS COULD BE AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES OR MORE AN HOUR. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET OR MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS... CAUSING FREQUENT WHITE OUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS IN THE WARNING AREAS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11 EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ012-019-020-085-242300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1151 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE...IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITE OUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ006>008-242300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.051124T1800Z-051125T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1151 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE...IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITE OUT TO NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-242300- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051124T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 1151 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE PERIODIC BURSTS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST 3 PM. AFTERWARDS...THE FLOW ACROSS THE LAKE IN EXPECTED TO BACK MORE WESTERLY AND THIS SHOULD CONFINE THE HEAVIER LAKE SNOWS TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ003>005-014-242300- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051124T2300Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... CANANDAIGUA 1151 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE PERIODIC BURSTS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH AT LEAST 3 PM. AFTERWARDS...THE FLOW ACROSS THE LAKE IN EXPECTED TO BACK MORE WESTERLY AND THIS DIMINISH THE LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH MID AFTERNOON SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 1 TO 2 INCHES. THE SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ013-021-242300- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051124T2300Z/ LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE 1151 AM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE. A SHIFT TO WESTERLY WINDS BY MID AFTERNOON COULD PUSH SOME HEAVIER EFFECT SNOWS FROM LAKE ERIE INTO THE AREA AT TIMES DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. THE SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TMA
000 WWUS41 KBUF 242215 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 515 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY... ARCTIC AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...AND PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. SNOWFALL RATES WITHIN THESE BANDS COULD BE AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES OR MORE AN HOUR. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET OR MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS...CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11 EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-242315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051124T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 515 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY AND FREQUENCY. WHILE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES IS STILL POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT IN MANY AREAS...IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO KEEP THE ADVISORY IN EFFECT. $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-250615- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 515 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE...IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BECOME VERY HAZARDOUS AND IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE. $$ NYZ006>008-250615- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 515 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE...IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY HAZARDOUS AND IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ021-250615- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051125T1000Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 515 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COUNTY TONIGHT...WITH PERIODIC BURSTS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE 1 TO 4 INCHES. THE SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITH DRIFTS BLOCKING SOME ROADS. $$ BLACKBURN
000 WWUS41 KBUF 250344 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1044 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY... ARCTIC AIR WILL DEEPEN ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT...AND PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM WELL SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET OR MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS... CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. SOME ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11 EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ012-019-020-085-251145- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1044 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL BE OVER CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE...IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE. $$ NYZ006>008-251145- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1044 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. THE SNOW BAND SHOULD DRIFT SOUTH OVERNIGHT INTO OSWEGO COUNTY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET...OR POSSIBLY EVEN MORE...IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TONIGHT AND FRIDAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS LIKELY THAT MANY ROADS WILL BECOME IMPASSABLE...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11. $$ NYZ021-251000- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051125T1000Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 1044 PM EST THU NOV 24 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MAINLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY TONIGHT...WITH PERIODIC BURSTS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT SHOULD BE 1 TO 4 INCHES. THE SNOW SHOWERS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES. UNTREATED ROADS WILL BE SNOW COVERED SLICK AND HAZARDOUS WITH DRIFTS BLOCKING SOME ROADS. $$
000 WWUS41 KBUF 250925 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 425 AM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...EXTREME WINTER WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE AREA TODAY... ARCTIC AIR CROSSING LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW TODAY. THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL COVER SOUTHERN ERIE... WYOMING AND NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN JEFFERSON...LEWIS AND OSWEGO COUNTIES. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS IN THE WARNING AREAS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS... CAUSING FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TODAY...YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON SOME ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11 EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. NYZ021-251030- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051125T1000Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 425 AM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WHILE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION...SNOW SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO BEFORE TAPERING OFF THIS MORNING. $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-251730- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 425 AM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL COVER SOUTHERN ERIE... WYOMING AND NORTHERN CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY TODAY. THIS WILL BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 FEET IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION OF HEAVY SNOW AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. AS THE WINDS BACK LATER THIS AFTERNOON THE SNOWS WILL LIFT NORTH OF THE AREA. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TODAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT IS LIKELY THAT TRAVEL ON MANY ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 90 FROM ANGOLA TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE. $$ NYZ006>008-251730- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051125T2300Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 425 AM EST FRI NOV 25 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE ACROSS SOUTHERN JEFFERSON...LEWIS AND OSWEGO COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES TODAY COULD BRING TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH VERY STRONG WINDS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CAUSE FREQUENT WHITEOUTS. AS THE WINDS BACK THIS EVENING...THE SNOWS WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE AREA. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING TODAY...BE PREPARED FOR HEAVY SNOW AND VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS. TRAVEL ON MANY ROADS WILL BE HAZARDOUS...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 81 AND ROUTE 11. $$ LEVAN
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory went out, 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 this winter weather advisory went out at Nov 23, 9:50 AM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 9:50 AM EST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
950 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005
.UPDATE...
A SIGNFICANT WINTER WX EVENT IS RIGHT ON THE HORIZON...BUT FIRST WE
HAVE TO DEAL WITH SOME LINGERING LAKE EFFECT SNOW. A WELL FAIRLY
WELL DEFINED BAND OF SNOW IS STILL AFFECTING OSWEGO COUNTY...AND
WEAKER MULTIPLE BANDS ARE HUGGING THE WESTERN SHORES OF LAKE
ONTARIO. THESER SNOW BANDS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AND DRIFT SLOWLY
TO THE NORTH AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS BACK MORE TO THE WEST
SOUTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON. OFF LAKE ERIE...THE WEAKENING
SOUTHERN TIER SNOW BAND IS ALREADY MIGRATING TO THE NORTH WITH THE
SOUTHWEST WIND SHIFT. WILL JUST MENTION A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS FOR
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AS THIS BAND MOVES
NORTH...BUT LITTLE ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. OTHERWISE...NO BIG
CHANGES PLANNED AT THIS TIME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.
THE REST OF THE PREVIOUS AFD FOLLOWS.
&&
SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY)...
AN ALBERTA CLIPPER THAT HAS BEEN ADVERTISED THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS
WILL THEN TRACK SOUTHEAST INTO THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES BY THIS
EVENING THEN TO WESTERN LAKE ONTARIO BY THANKSGIVING MORNING. THIS
WILL BRING A GENERAL SNOWFALL FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE NIGHT
WITH ACCUMULATIONS BY MORNING IN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE.
A VERY STRONG UPPER LOW WILL SWING EAST JUST TO THE NORTH OF OUR
REGION THANKSGIVING DAY AND TAKE THE ALBERTA CLIPPER WITH IT. THIS
WILL SET UP A VERY IMPRESSIVE LONG TERM WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OF
ARCTIC AIR ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WITH A POTENTIAL FOR HUGE
AMOUNTS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW FROM THANKSGIVING MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
OFF LAKE ERIE AND FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY OFF LAKE
ONTARIO. THE MOST LIKELY PLACEMENT OF HEAVY SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE STILL
APPEARS TO BE SOUTH OF BUFFALO BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A LITTLE
UNCERTAINTY WITH THE WARM LAKES THIS TIME OF YEAR. SOMETIMES THE
WINDS BACK A LITTLE MORE THAN WHAT WE WOULD THINK. THE ACTIVITY OFF
LAKE ONTARIO LOOKS FAVORABLE FOR THE TUG HILL PLATEAU BUT
INDICATIONS ARE THAT IT MIGHT BE AS FAR NORTH AS WATERTOWN AS WELL.
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS SYSTEM WITH NEAR
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY THURSDAY.
WE WILL CONTINUE THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH WITH THIS PACKAGE BUT
CONSISTENT MODEL RUNS STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED
LATER TODAY.
&&
.LONG TERM (SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...
POLAR VORTEX LIFTING AWAY FROM THE AREA WILL KEEP A COLD CYCLONIC
FLOW ACROSS THE AREA AT THE START OF THE PERIOD...RESULTING IN A
CONTINUED POTENTIAL FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS FOR AREAS EAST AND
SOUTHEAST OF THE GREAT LAKES. THIS LAKE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO BE
TRENDING TOWARD A WEAKENING STATE. SURFACE RIDGING SHOULD LIMIT LAKE
EFFECT ACTIVITY...BUT 850 MB RIDGE HOLDING OFF UNTIL LATE
SATURDAY/EARLY SUNDAY...BEFORE LAKE EFFECT SHUTS DOWN COMPLETELY.
LONG RANGE MONDAY CONTINUING TO SUGGEST THAT THERE WILL BE A
SLOW MODERATION IN TEMPERATURE FOR EARLY IN NEXT WORK WEEK. THE HIGH
AMPLITUDE TROUGH IN THE EAST WILL BE SHUNTED TO THE EAST WHILE
RIDGING IS EXPECTED TO BUILD ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI AND OHIO
VALLEYS...BUILDING OVER THE LOWER GREAT LAKE BY TUESDAY.
&&
.AVIATION...
A NORTHWEST FLOW OF COLD AIR CROSSING THE WARMER WATERS OF LAKES
ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL CREATE MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES THIS MORNING. CIGS AND VSBYS WILL
OCCASIONALLY BE IN THE MVFR RANGE AT BUF...IAG WITH VSBYS AS LOW AS
3/4 MILE AT ROC THROUGH 10Z. CIGS AND VSYBS SHOULD BE MAINLY VFR AT
ART OCCASIONALLY LOWERING TO MVFR TIL AROUND 12Z.
AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EAST CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR AT THE
TAF SITES LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.
&&
.MARINE...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
LK ERIE AND TIL 16Z FOR LAKE ONTARIO AS THE GRADIENT WEAKENS AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES EAST ACROSS THE AREA TODAY.
THE NEXT EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY WHEN A CLIPPER TYPE STORM
WILL SWEEP ACROSS LAKE ONTARIO. THIS SYSTEM WILL GENERATE GALE FORCE
WINDS ACROSS BOTH LAKES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.
&&
.NY...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH 7 AM THURSDAY THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY
FOR NYZ012-019-020-085
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH 1PM THURSDAY THROUGH 6 PM FRIDAY
FOR NYZ006>008.
.MARINE...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY
NIGHT NEARSHORES OF LAKE ERIE FROM BUFFALO TO RIPLEY.
GALE WARNING IN EFFECT LAKE ONTARIO THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.
UPDATE...THJP
SHORT TERM...SAGE
LONG TERM...TMA
AVIATION/MARINE...JJPHazardous weather outlook, Nov 23, 6:02 AM EST, 7 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 602 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-241115- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 602 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE ADJOINING WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO... AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED TODAY ALTHOUGH A GENERALY LIGHT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ...SIGNIFICANT LAKE SNOWS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THANKSGIVING DAY THROUGH FRIDAY... LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FOR SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES AND FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY FOR OSWEGO...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE IN FROM THE UPPER LAKES TONIGHT INTO EARLY THANKSGIVING DAY WITH A GENERAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS COULD RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES. A WELL ALIGNED FLOW OF ARCTIC AIR WILL DEVELOP THANKSGIVING MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY. THIS ARCTIC AIR WILL FLOW OVER RELATIVELY WARM LAKE WATERS AND PRODUCE BANDS OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT THE HEAVIEST LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ERIE WILL FALL FROM SOUTH OF BUFFALO INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL OFF LAKE ONTARIO WILL BE FROM SOUTH OF WATERTOWN SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. HOWEVER...THE LAKE BANDS COULD SHIFT INTO THE BUFFALO SOUTHTOWNS FOR AWHILE. THIS NORTHWARD SHIFT COULD ALSO OCCUR EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WITH THE LAKE BANDS APPROACHING WATERTOWN. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD RANGE FROM A FOOT TO 2 FEET OR MORE IN THE MOST PERSISTENT LAKE BANDS IN THE WATCH AREA. THE HEAVY LAKE SNOWS WILL BE COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...CAUSING WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SNOW SPOTTER REPORTS WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. 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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-061-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-241115- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY 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- 602 AM EST WED NOV 23 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE ADJOINING WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO... AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE WATERS OF BOTH LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. 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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF SAGE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 23, 1:38 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and 1 more | 49 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.