Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2006
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind warning at Feb 16, 2006, 3:39 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 16, 2006, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 21 hr. 30 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2006, 3:39 AM EST (08:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2006, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2006, 3:48 PM EST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 6:14 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Hamburg, NY | |
| Feb 17, 6:14 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Hamburg, NY | |
| Feb 17, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | Rochester, NY | |
| Feb 17, 7:01 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Fairport, NY | MONROE BOCES 1 |
| Feb 17, 7:10 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | Brighton, NY | MCQUAID HIGH SCHOOL |
| Feb 17, 7:10 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lockport, NY | STARPOINT SCHOOL |
| Feb 17, 7:29 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Niagara Falls, NY | TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN IMPACTING NIAGARA FALLS AIR FORCE BASE. |
| Feb 17, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Irondequoit, NY | TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS AREA. ONE TREE ON HOUSE. |
| Feb 17, 7:43 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westfield, NY | POWER OUTAGES. |
| Feb 17, 7:45 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 0 | Auburn, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT CAYUGA COUNTY. |
| Feb 17, 7:45 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Auburn, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT CAYUGA COUNTY. |
| Feb 17, 7:59 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Fulton, NY | |
| Feb 17, 8:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Marion, NY | 60 TO 70 FOOT PINE TREE DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 9:49 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Newark, NY | *** 1 FATAL *** REPORTED BY SPOTTER AND CONFIRMED BY ROCHESTER NEWSPAPER. |
| Feb 17, 9:55 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Watertown, NY | |
| Feb 17, 9:59 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Gorham, NY | TREE FELL ON SCHOOL BUS, NO INJURIES. |
| Feb 17, 10:10 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Oswego, NY | 30 TO 40 FOOT PINE TREE ABOUT 1 FOOT IN DIAMETER DOWN. CONSTRUCTION FOAM INSULATION BLOWING AROUND. |
| Feb 17, 10:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 81 | Lowville, NY | BARN COLLAPSED |
| Feb 17, 10:28 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Oswego, NY | 2 PINE TREES 20 TO 30 FEET DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 10:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Albion, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES/WIRES DOWN ACROSS ORLEANS COUNTY INCLUDING TOWNS OF GAINS, MURRY, AND RIDGEWAY. |
| Feb 17, 10:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Fair Haven, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES/WIRES DOWN IN FAIR HAVEN, MERIDIAN, AND CATO AMONG OTHERS. |
| Feb 17, 10:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Warsaw, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES/WIRES/POLES DOWN IN WARSAW, PIKE, AND ATTICA AMONG OTHERS. |
| Feb 17, 10:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Westfield, NY | ROUTE 394 CLOSED DUE TO WIRES DOWN. |
| Feb 17, 10:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Whitesville, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES/WIRES DOWN IN TOWNS OF ALMOND, WHITESVILLE, RUSHFORD, AND BELMONT TO NAME A FEW. |
| Feb 17, 11:06 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Busti, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES/WIRES DOWN OVER COUNTY. |
| Feb 17, 11:06 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Geneseo, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES/WIRES DOWN OVER LIVINGSTON COUNTY INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF SPARTA, GENESEO, AND MT. MORRIS. |
| Feb 17, 11:06 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lowville, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES/WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT ENTIRE COUNTY INCLUDING BEAVER FALLS AND CROGHAM. |
| Feb 17, 11:06 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Perrysburg, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES/WIRES DOWN IN THE TOWNS OF HINSDALE, MACHIAS, PERRYSBURG, AND DAYTON AMONG OTHERS. |
| Feb 17, 11:06 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Watertown, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES/WIRES DOWN IN TOWNS OF THERESA, ADAMS, REDMAN, WATERTOWN, AND PHILADELPHIA AMONG OTHERS. |
| Feb 17, 11:22 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Watertown, NY | IN PILLAR POINT WAVES AND ICE COVERING ROADWAY AND DAMAGING SUMMER COTTAGES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 964 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KBUF 160839 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 339 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT AND ON TO QUEBEC DURING FRIDAY. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES JUST TO OUR NORTH AND WEST AND SWINGS A SHARP COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY FRIDAY. THIS TRACK OF A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW IS FAVORABLE FOR VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-161645- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 339 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM MISSOURI TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT AND ON TO QUEBEC FRIDAY. ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS THE STORM APPROACHES...BUT THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE RESTRICTED MAINLY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE PREDAWN HOURS FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS COULD AVERAGE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...HIGHEST IN THE BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER CORRIDOR. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 6 AM TO 11 AM TIME PERIOD. THE STRONG WINDS ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF A SURGE OF WATER ON THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ERIE. THIS COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR A FEW HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ003>008-013-014-161645- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060218T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 339 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM MISSOURI TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT AND ON TO QUEBEC FRIDAY. ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS THE STORM APPROACHES...BUT THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE RESTRICTED MAINLY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE THE BRISTOL HILLS AND ALONG THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS COULD AVERAGE 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...HIGHEST IN THE ROCHESTER AREA AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 7 AM TO NOON TIME PERIOD IN THE ROCHESTER AREA...AND 9 AM TO 2 PM AROUND WATERTOWN. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ MCLAUGHLIN
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBUF 161448 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 948 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER ILLINOIS THIS MORNING WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT AND ON TO QUEBEC DURING FRIDAY. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES JUST TO OUR NORTH AND WEST AND SWINGS A SHARP COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY FRIDAY. THIS TRACK OF A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW IS FAVORABLE FOR VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-162300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 948 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM ILLINOIS TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT AND ON TO QUEBEC FRIDAY. ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS THE STORM APPROACHES...BUT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE RESTRICTED MAINLY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE PREDAWN HOURS FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS COULD AVERAGE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...HIGHEST IN THE BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER CORRIDOR. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 6 AM TO 11 AM TIME PERIOD. THE STRONG WINDS ALSO HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A SURGE OF WATER ON THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ERIE. THIS COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR A FEW HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ003>008-013-014-162300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060218T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 948 AM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE FROM ILLNIOS TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT AND ON TO QUEBEC FRIDAY. ITS TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL RACE ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING AS THE STORM APPROACHES...BUT THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE RESTRICTED MAINLY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE THE BRISTOL HILLS AND ALONG THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS COULD AVERAGE 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...HIGHEST IN THE ROCHESTER AREA AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 7 AM TO NOON TIME PERIOD IN THE ROCHESTER AREA...AND 9 AM TO 2 PM AROUND WATERTOWN. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS71 KBUF 162044 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 344 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR CHICAGO THIS AFTERNOON WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO LATE TONIGHT AND ON TO QUEBEC DURING FRIDAY. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES JUST TO OUR NORTH AND WEST AND SWINGS A SHARP COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY FRIDAY. THIS TRACK OF A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AND FAST MOVING LOW IS FAVORABLE FOR VERY STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-170445- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 344 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...BUT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE RESTRICTED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND ALSO ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE PREDAWN HOURS FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS COULD AVERAGE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...HIGHEST IN THE BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER CORRIDOR. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 5 AM TO 11 AM TIME PERIOD. THE STRONG WINDS ALSO CAUSE A SURGE OF WATER ON THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ERIE. THIS COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR A FEW HOURS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ003>008-013-014-170445- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.060217T0000Z-060218T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 344 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING BUT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE RESTRICTED MAINLY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS LIKE THE BRISTOL HILLS AND ALONG THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS COULD AVERAGE 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...HIGHEST IN THE ROCHESTER AREA AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 6 AM TO NOON TIME PERIOD IN THE ROCHESTER AREA...AND 9 AM TO 2 PM AROUND WATERTOWN. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS71 KBUF 170124 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 824 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN LOWER MICHIGAN LATE THURSDAY EVENING WILL DEEPEN RAPIDLY AS IT TRACKS NORTHEAST TO SOUTHERN ONTARIO OVERNIGHT AND ON TO QUEBEC DURING FRIDAY. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT PASSES JUST TO OUR NORTH AND WEST AND SWINGS A SHARP COLD FRONT ACROSS OUR REGION EARLY FRIDAY. THIS TRACK OF A RAPIDLY DEEPENING AND FAST MOVING LOW IS FAVORABLE FOR VERY STRONG...DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION. NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-171100- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 824 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BUT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE RESTRICTED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND ALSO ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT IN THE PREDAWN HOURS FRIDAY...AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS COULD AVERAGE AS HIGH AS 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH...HIGHEST IN THE BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER CORRIDOR. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 5 AM TO 11 AM TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL MEAN THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...POWER LINES AND FLYING DEBRIS...ALONG WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE A SURGE OF WATER ON THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ERIE. THIS COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR A FEW HOURS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE AREAS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ003>008-013-014-171100- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 824 PM EST THU FEB 16 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST FRIDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT...BUT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL INITIALLY BE RESTRICTED MAINLY TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS...LIKE THE BRISTOL HILLS AND ALONG THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT FRIDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS COULD AVERAGE 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...HIGHEST IN THE ROCHESTER AREA AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 6 AM TO NOON TIME PERIOD IN THE ROCHESTER AREA...AND 9 AM TO 2 PM AROUND WATERTOWN. IN THE ROCHESTER AREA...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...POWER LINES AND FLYING DEBRIS...ALONG WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TMA
000 WWUS71 KBUF 170832 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 332 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS LIKELY TODAY... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY THIS MORNING AND REPLACE RECORD WARMTH WITH MIDWINTER CHILL. THIS CHANGE WILL BE USHERED IN BY VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WHICH MAY EXCEED 40 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION FOR A FEW HOURS. A FEW GUSTS MAY TOP 60 MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-171645- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 332 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. RECORD WARMTH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BE REPLACED BY MIDWINTER CHILL AS A SHARP COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS ABRUPT CHANGE WILL BE USHERED IN BY VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WHICH WILL AVERAGE 35 TO 50 MPH FOR A FEW HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. A FEW GUSTS COULD TOP 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY IN THE BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER CORRIDOR. SUCH WINDS CAN RESULT IN DAMAGE. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 5 AM TO 11 AM TIME PERIOD. THIS WILL MEAN THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...POWER LINES AND FLYING DEBRIS...ALONG WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE A SURGE OF WATER ON THE EASTERN END OF LAKE ERIE. THIS COULD CAUSE FLOODING PROBLEMS FOR A FEW HOURS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE AREAS. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.BUFFALO. $$ NYZ003>008-013-014-171645- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060218T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 332 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT ABRUPTLY TO WEST FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A SHARP COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS COULD AVERAGE 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...HIGHEST IN THE ROCHESTER AREA AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN THE 7 AM TO 1 PM PERIOD AROUND ROCHESTER...AND 10 AM TO 3 PM AROUND WATERTOWN. IN THE ROCHESTER AREA...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL ADVERSELY IMPACT THE MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK AND SCHOOL. DURING THIS TIME...THERE WILL BE THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES...LIMBS...POWER LINES AND FLYING DEBRIS...ALONG WITH NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV.BUFFALO. $$ SFM
000 WWUS71 KBUF 171513 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1013 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS HAVE RAKED THE REGION... .A SHARP COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED OUR REGION THIS MORNING PRODUCED NUMEROUS STRONG WIND GUSTS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK. A GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT WITH SUBSIDING WINDS IS EXPECTED FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON. WARNING CRITERIA WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED OVER THE EIGHT WESTERN COUNTIES. THE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED THERE. WARNING CRITERIA WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO EARLY AFTERNOON FOR THE FINGER LAKES REGION AND THROUGH MID AFTERNOON FOR THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-171615- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1013 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WARNING CRITERIA WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. IT WILL STILL BE NOTICEABLY WINDY THOUGH THIS AFTERNOON BUT GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. $$ NYZ003-004-013-014-171900- /O.EXT.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T1900Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA 1013 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. EXPECT WIND GUSTS FROM THE WEST IN THE 50 TO 60 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DANGER FROM FALLING TREE LIMBS...TREES AND POWER LINES. ONE DEATH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN MONROE COUNTY. WINDS WILL LIKELY SUBSIDE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 2 PM. $$ NYZ005>008-172100- /O.EXT.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 1013 AM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. EXPECT WIND GUSTS FROM THE WEST IN THE 50 TO 65 MPH RANGE. THESE WINDS HAVE ALREADY CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE DANGER FROM FALLING TREE LIMBS...TREES AND POWER LINES. WINDS WILL LIKELY SUBSIDE BELOW WARNING CRITERIA BY 4 PM. $$ SAGE
000 WWUS71 KBUF 172048 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 348 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...DAMAGING WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK... A DEEP AND POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM THAT PASSED TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY IS NOW PULLING AWAY ACROSS THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. AS A RESULT THE WINDS HAVE BEEN SUBSIDING FROM WEST TO EAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO DURING THE COURSE OF THIS EVENING. NYZ005>008-172200- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-060217T2100Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 348 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WHILE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINING DAYLIGHT HOURS...THE DAMAGING WINDS FROM EARLIER TODAY HAVE ENDED. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE DURING THE COURSE OF THE NIGHT. $$ RSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 9:42 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 3 hr |
| Feb 16, 3:08 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Oswego | 24 hr |
| Feb 16, 5:18 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 6 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.