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Freezing Rain Advisory 5, NWS Buffalo, NY

December 26, 20085 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this freezing rain advisory at Dec 26, 2008, 4:59 AM EST for 5 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 26, 2008, 2:34 PM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 26, 2008, 4:59 AM EST (09:59 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 26, 2008, 2:34 PM EST
Expired: Dec 26, 2008, 9:18 PM EST
In force: 7 hr
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this freezing rain 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 freezing rain advisory went out at Dec 26, 4:35 AM EST, 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 4:35 AM EST, 24 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 3:26 PM EST, 13 hours 33 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 26, 3:28 PM EST	High Wind Watch	BUF	Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Monroe and 4 more	24 hr
Dec 26, 3:38 PM EST	Gale Watch	BUF		24 hr
Dec 26, 3:38 PM EST	Small Craft Advisory	BUF		13 hr

Nearby

Freezing Rain Advisories in New York, 2008 Every freezing rain advisory in 2008

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.