Alert archive / New York / High Wind Watches in 2006
High Wind Watch 3, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind watch at Mar 13, 2006, 4:20 AM EST for 9 counties in New York. It took effect at Mar 14, 2006, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2006, 4:20 AM EST (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2006, 2:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2006, 3:01 PM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 28 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
- 495 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 84 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 55 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 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 130920 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 420 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006 ...STRONG WINDS FORECAST TO DVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES TODAY AND ACROSS ONTARIO INTO QUEBEC OVERNIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY TONIGHT. NYZ001>003-010>013-019-020-085-131730- /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.A.0003.060314T0700Z-060314T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 420 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST...WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBUF 131606 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1106 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006 ...STRONG WINDS FORECAST TO DVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS THE UPPER GREAT LAKES THIS AFTERNOONY AND ACROSS ONTARIO INTO QUEBEC OVERNIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY TONIGHT. NYZ001>003-010>013-019-020-085-140015- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.A.0003.060314T0700Z-060314T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1106 AM EST MON MAR 13 2006 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. THE COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. AS THE LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST... WINDS WILL SUBSIDE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF TUESDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TMA
000 WWUS71 KBUF 132001 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 301 PM EST MON MAR 13 2006 ...STRONG WINDS FORECAST TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHERN LAKE MICHIGAN THIS AFTERNOON IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD INTO QUEBEC OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL SWEEP ACROSS EXTREME WESTERN NEW YORK AROUND 10 PM AND ACROSS THE FINGER LAKES AND EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION AROUND MIDNIGHT OR JUST AFTER. THE FRONT WILL USHER IN MUCH COLDER AIR. WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE SUBSTANTIALLY WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. NYZ001>003-010>013-019-020-085-140400- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0003.060314T0700Z-060314T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0005.060314T0700Z-060315T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 301 PM EST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE LIKELY AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES TYPICALLY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TUESDAY. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ004>008-014-021-140400- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0005.060314T0700Z-060315T0000Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 301 PM EST MON MAR 13 2006 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WESTERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO AROUND 55 MPH ARE LIKELY BEFORE MORNING. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES TYPICALLY DOWN TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TUESDAY. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ SAGE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:01 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 30 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.