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Snow Advisory 8, NWS Buffalo, NY

December 12, 20079 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this snow advisory at Dec 12, 2007, 3:45 PM EST for 9 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 12, 2007, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 12, 2007, 3:45 PM EST (20:45 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 12, 2007, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 13, 2007, 6:09 PM EST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:50 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 109 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-12-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2007-12-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -228 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
506 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
117 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-228 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

000 
WWUS41 KBUF 122045
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
345 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO CHESAPEAKE BAY ON
THURSDAY WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER MUCH OF NEW YORK STATE. THE SNOW
SHOULD START OVER THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER EARLY IN THE MORNING
AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY
AND FINGER LAKES BY THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY FALL AT A RATE OF 1 TO
2 INCHES PER HOUR AND LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
THERE WILL ALSO BE A STEADY AND ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM THE NIAGARA
FRONTIER AND METRO BUFFALO...EASTWARD TO ROCHESTER AND ACROSS
OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES. SNOWFALL WITHIN THIS AREA WILL TOTAL 3
TO 6 INCHES BUT WILL STILL POSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY.

NYZ012>014-019>021-085-130445-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0006.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HS.W.0004.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
345 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE
WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SNOW WILL START ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE STATE EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS TO THE
NORTH AND EAST BY NOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER
HOUR ARE EXPECTED AND MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF
6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA AND THE HEAVIEST
SNOW WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING MID DAY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN 7 OR MORE INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
ON UNPLOWED ROADS. IF YOU MUST DRIVE, ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION, AND KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

NYZ001>006-010-011-130445-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA
345 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL START TO SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND
WILL BECOME STEADY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL FALL AT A RATE APPROACHING 1 INCH PER HOUR AND WILL POSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE SNOW WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOW TOTALS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6
INCHES.

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

$$
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 122100
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
400 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO CHESAPEAKE BAY ON
THURSDAY WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER MUCH OF NEW YORK STATE. THE SNOW
SHOULD START OVER THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER EARLY IN THE MORNING
AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY
AND FINGER LAKES BY THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY FALL AT A RATE OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. THERE WILL ALSO BE A STEADY AND ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM
THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND METRO BUFFALO...EASTWARD TO ROCHESTER
AND ACROSS OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES. SNOWFALL WITHIN THIS AREA
WILL TOTAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BUT WILL STILL POSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY.

NYZ012>014-019>021-085-130500-
/O.CON.KBUF.HS.W.0004.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
400 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL START ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE STATE EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS TO THE
NORTH AND EAST BY NOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
ARE EXPECTED AND MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA AND THE HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING MID DAY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN 7 OR MORE INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
ON UNPLOWED ROADS. IF YOU MUST DRIVE... ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION... AND KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

NYZ008-130500-
/O.EXA.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE
400 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL START TO SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND
WILL BECOME STEADY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL FALL AT A RATE APPROACHING 1 INCH PER HOUR AND WILL
POSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE SNOW WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOW TOTALS RANGING FROM 3 TO
6 INCHES.

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

$$

NYZ001>006-010-011-130500-
/O.CON.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA
400 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL START TO SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND
WILL BECOME STEADY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL FALL AT A RATE APPROACHING 1 INCH PER HOUR AND WILL
POSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE SNOW WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOW TOTALS RANGING FROM 3 TO
6 INCHES.

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

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 130243
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
943 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE THURSDAY...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO CHESAPEAKE BAY ON
THURSDAY WILL SPREAD SNOW OVER MUCH OF NEW YORK STATE. THE SNOW
SHOULD START OVER THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER EARLY IN THE MORNING
AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS ACROSS THE GENESEE VALLEY
AND FINGER LAKES BY THE AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY FALL AT A RATE OF
1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 6 TO 10 INCHES IS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. THERE WILL ALSO BE A STEADY AND ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM
THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND METRO BUFFALO...EASTWARD TO ROCHESTER
AND ACROSS OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES. SNOWFALL WITHIN THIS AREA
WILL TOTAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BUT WILL STILL POSE TRAVEL
DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY.

NYZ012>014-019>021-085-131045-
/O.CON.KBUF.HS.W.0004.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
943 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY. 

SNOW WILL START ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF THE STATE EARLY
THURSDAY MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS TO THE
NORTH AND EAST BY NOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
ARE EXPECTED AND MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA AND THE HEAVIEST SNOW
WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING MID DAY.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN 7 OR MORE INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
ON UNPLOWED ROADS. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION... AND KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

NYZ001>006-008-010-011-131045-
/O.CON.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...BATAVIA
943 PM EST WED DEC 12 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST
THURSDAY...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY.

SNOW WILL START TO SPREAD NORTHWARD DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND
WILL BECOME STEADY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW WILL FALL AT A RATE APPROACHING 1 INCH PER HOUR AND WILL
POSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE SNOW WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH SNOW TOTALS RANGING FROM 3 TO
6 INCHES.

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

$$

TMA
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 130832
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
332 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO CHESAPEAKE BAY 
WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NEW YORK STATE TODAY. THE SNOW WILL
BEGIN OVER THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER EARLY THIS MORNING AND
INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS NORTH ACROSS THE GENESEE
VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY FALL AT A
RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH THE
HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE WILL
ALSO BE A STEADY AND ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
AND METRO BUFFALO...EASTWARD TO ROCHESTER AND ACROSS OSWEGO AND
LEWIS COUNTIES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS THE LOW SLIDES OFF THE
EAST COAST. 

NYZ012>014-019>021-085-131645-
/O.CON.KBUF.HS.W.0004.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
332 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL START ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER EARLY THIS MORNING 
AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY AS IT SPREADS TO THE NORTH AND EAST
DURING THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR
ARE EXPECTED AND MAY LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO
10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN 7 OR MORE INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
ON UNPLOWED ROADS. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION... AND KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

NYZ001>006-008-010-011-131645-
/O.CON.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.071213T1200Z-071214T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...BATAVIA
332 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM
EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTH ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND BECOME MORE
STEADY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY FALL
AT A RATE OF AN INCH PER HOUR AND WILL POSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES
ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH DURING THE
AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.

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

$$

TJP
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 131541
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1041 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...

.LOW PRESSURE MOVING FROM THE OHIO VALLEY TO CHESAPEAKE BAY WILL
BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF NEW YORK STATE TODAY. THE SNOW MAY FALL AT
A RATE OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR AND LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS WITH
THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THERE WILL
ALSO BE A STEADY AND ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
AND METRO BUFFALO...EASTWARD TO ROCHESTER AND ACROSS OSWEGO AND
LEWIS COUNTIES. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING AS THE LOW SLIDES OFF THE
EAST COAST.

NYZ012>014-019>021-085-132345-
/O.CON.KBUF.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1041 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE EXPECTED AND MAY
LAST FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SNOW TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
IN THE WARNED AREA WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED OVER
THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN 7 OR MORE INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
ON UNPLOWED ROADS. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION... AND KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

NYZ001>006-008-010-011-132345-
/O.CON.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS-
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...BATAVIA
1041 AM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

THE SNOW MAY FALL AT A RATE OF AN INCH PER HOUR AND WILL POSE
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA. THE SNOW WILL
DIMINISH DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS RANGING
FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES.

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

$$
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 132050
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
350 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION...

.AS LOW PRESSURE LOOSENS ITS GRIP ON THE AREA SNOW HAS BEGUN TO
TAPER OFF ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK AND WILL CONTINUE TO END FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THIS EVENING.

NYZ019-020-085-132200-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
350 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING. 

THE HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WESTERN
SOUTHERN TIER. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING HOWEVER...USE CAUTION ON
UNTREATED AND UNPLOWED ROADS THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-132200-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA
350 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER. IF
YOU ARE TRAVELING HOWEVER...USE CAUTION ON UNTREATED AND UNPLOWED
ROADS THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

NYZ012>014-021-140000-
/O.CON.KBUF.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
WELLSVILLE
350 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION FOR A
COUPLE MORE HOURS WITH SNOW TOTALS REACHING 6 TO 10 INCHES. SNOWS
WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN 7 OR MORE INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
ON UNPLOWED ROADS. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION... AND KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

NYZ003>006-008-140000-
/O.CON.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
OSWEGO...LOWVILLE
350 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION FOR A COUPLE OF MORE
HOURS WITH SNOW TOTALS REACHING 4 TO 6 INCHES. SNOWS WILL TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS. 

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

$$

LEVAN
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 132146
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
446 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE REGION...

.AS LOW PRESSURE LOOSENS ITS GRIP ON THE AREA SNOW HAS BEGUN TO
TAPER OFF ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK AND WILL CONTINUE TO END FROM
WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THIS EVENING.

NYZ012-013-021-132300-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...WELLSVILLE
446 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING. 

THE HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WESTERN
SOUTHERN TIER AND GENESEE VALLEY. HOWEVER...IF YOU ARE TRAVELING 
USE CAUTION ON UNTREATED AND UNPLOWED ROADS THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

NYZ003-132300-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER
446 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS MONROE COUNTY.
HOWEVER...IF YOU ARE TRAVELING USE CAUTION ON UNTREATED AND
UNPLOWED ROADS THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

NYZ014-140000-
/O.CON.KBUF.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANANDAIGUA
446 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING. 

ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION FOR A
COUPLE MORE HOURS WITH SNOW TOTALS REACHING 6 TO 10 INCHES. SNOWS
WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN 7 OR MORE INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
ON UNPLOWED ROADS. IF YOU MUST DRIVE...ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH
YOUR DESTINATION... AND KEEP AN EMERGENCY KIT IN YOUR CAR IN CASE
YOU BECOME STRANDED.

$$

NYZ004>006-008-140000-
/O.CON.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE
446 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...

A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. 

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE REGION FOR A COUPLE OF MORE
HOURS WITH SNOW TOTALS REACHING 4 TO 6 INCHES. SNOWS WILL TAPER
OFF FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EVENING HOURS.

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

$$

TMA
000 
WWUS41 KBUF 132309
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
609 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE REGION...

NYZ014-140015-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
ONTARIO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANANDAIGUA
609 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY
SNOW WARNING. 

THE HEAVY ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS ONTARIO COUNTY.
HOWEVER...IF YOU ARE TRAVELING USE CAUTION ON UNTREATED AND
UNPLOWED ROADS THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

NYZ004>006-008-140015-
/O.CAN.KBUF.SN.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071214T0000Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE
609 PM EST THU DEC 13 2007

...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW
ADVISORY. 

THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...IF
YOU ARE TRAVELING USE CAUTION ON UNTREATED AND UNPLOWED ROADS
THROUGH THE EVENING.

$$

TMA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 12, 11:30 AM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Ontario and 1 more4 hr
Dec 12, 3:45 PM ESTHeavy Snow WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Ontario and 1 more26 hr

Nearby

Snow Advisories in New York, 2007Every snow advisory in 2007

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.