Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind warning at Jan 29, 2008, 10:30 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 30, 2008, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. 33 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
- Jan 29, 2008, 10:30 AM EST (15:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 30, 2008, 2:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2008, 8:00 PM EST
- In force
- 18 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 15:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 1 N Dunkirk, NY | |
| Jan 30, 4:03 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Niagara Falls, NY | |
| Jan 30, 4:18 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Buffalo, NY | |
| Jan 30, 4:29 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Kenmore, NY | |
| Jan 30, 4:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Buffalo, NY | REPORTS OF SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ON THE WEST SIDE OF BUFFALO |
| Jan 30, 5:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 77 | 1 N Dunkirk, NY | |
| Jan 30, 5:06 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Buffalo, NY | |
| Jan 30, 5:14 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 81 | Lockport, NY | |
| Jan 30, 5:23 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Kenmore, NY | |
| Jan 30, 5:35 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Niagara Falls, NY | |
| Jan 30, 5:44 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | Rochester, NY | |
| Jan 30, 5:51 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 64 | Buffalo, NY | |
| Jan 30, 5:54 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Buffalo, NY | THIRD FLOOR FRONT WALL OF OLD BRICK BUILDING AT CORNER OF CHICAGO AND MIAMI ST. COLLAPSED FROM DAMAGING WINDS. |
| Jan 30, 6:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | Pembroke, NY | |
| Jan 30, 6:44 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | Lyndonville, NY | |
| Jan 30, 7:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Friendship, NY | LARGE LIMB KNOCKED OUT POWER. |
| Jan 30, 7:20 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Buffalo, NY | BUFFALO RIVER OUT OF ITS BANKS AND FLOODING SOME ROADS AND PARKING LOTS NEAR MICHIGAN AVE LIFT BRIDGE |
| Jan 30, 7:20 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Buffalo, NY | ELMWOOD AND AMHERST STREETS |
| Jan 30, 7:30 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Albion, NY | TREES DOWN AND WINDOWS BLOWN OUT OF BUILDINGS |
| Jan 30, 7:38 AM EST | FLASH FLOOD | Buffalo, NY | WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN THE FIRST WARD FROM THE BUFFALO RIVER |
| Jan 30, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 75 | Amherst, NY | MULTIPLE TREE BRANCHES DOWN AND ROOFING MATERIAL BLOWN ALL OVER |
| Jan 30, 8:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Caledonia, NY | LARGE LIMB FELL ON CAR. |
| Jan 30, 8:27 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | Rochester, NY | |
| Jan 30, 8:54 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | Buffalo, NY | |
| Jan 30, 9:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 65 | 1 W Oswego, NY | |
| Jan 30, 9:18 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 1 N Oswego, NY | |
| Jan 30, 9:28 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND GST 56 | Watertown, NY | |
| Jan 30, 10:18 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 E Canandaigua, NY | STRONG WINDS KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES. |
| Jan 30, 10:51 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | South Bristol, NY | POWER LINES DOWN BY STRONG WINDS. |
| Jan 30, 11:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Adams, NY | LARGE TREE KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINES. |
| Jan 30, 11:53 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mexico, NY | 133 REPORTS OF POWER OUT BY NATIONAL GRID. TOTAL OF 241 WITHOUT POWER IN COUNTY AS OF 1153 AM. |
| Jan 30, 1:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lyons Falls, NY | TREE AND LARGE LIMB DOWN |
| Jan 30, 2:00 PM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Watertown, NY | TREE KNOCKED DOWN POWER LINE. |
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 12:00Z, 3.5 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
- 1306 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 269 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 404 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 291530 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS TO BUFFET WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK EARLY WEDNESDAY AND BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE EASTERN SHORES OF LAKE ERIE AND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AROUND DAYBREAK AND REACH CENTRAL NEW YORK BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR THESE STRONG WINDS...THE GREATEST THREAT WOULD BE DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE FROM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER AND ALSO OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-292330- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.080130T1000Z-080130T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.080130T0700Z-080130T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY WEDNESDAY AND BE ACCOMPANIED AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR THE STRONG WINDS...THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE ACROSS AREAS DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE FROM BUFFALO AND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TO THE ROCHESTER AREA. 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 YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004>008-014-292330- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.080130T1300Z-080131T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.080130T1000Z-080131T0100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...CANANDAIGUA 1030 AM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK EARLY WEDNESDAY AND BE ACCOMPANIED AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ SFM
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBUF 292041 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 341 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS TO BUFFET WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK EARLY WEDNESDAY AND BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE EASTERN SHORES OF LAKE ERIE AND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AROUND DAYBREAK AND REACH CENTRAL NEW YORK BY MID MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR THESE STRONG WINDS...THE GREATEST THREAT WOULD BE DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE FROM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER AND ALSO OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-300445- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.080130T0700Z-080130T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 341 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK EARLY WEDNESDAY AND BE ACCOMPANIED AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR THE STRONG WINDS... THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE ACROSS AREAS DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE FROM BUFFALO AND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TO THE ROCHESTER AREA. 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 YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004>008-014-300445- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.080130T1000Z-080131T0100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...CANANDAIGUA 341 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK EARLY WEDNESDAY AND BE ACCOMPANIED AND IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$
000 WWUS71 KBUF 300402 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1102 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL BATTER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL PLOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK DURING THE PRE DAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THE EASTERN SHORES OF LAKE ERIE AND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER BY DAYBREAK AND WILL REACH CENTRAL NEW YORK BY MID MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR THESE STRONG WINDS...THE GREATEST THREAT WOULD BE DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE FROM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER AND ALSO OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-301215- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.080130T0700Z-080130T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1102 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL PLOW ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK BY DAYBREAK AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR THE STRONG WINDS...THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE ACROSS AREAS DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE FROM BUFFALO AND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TO THE ROCHESTER AREA. 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. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE LIKELY. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004>008-014-301215- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.080130T1000Z-080131T0100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...CANANDAIGUA 1102 PM EST TUE JAN 29 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST WEDNESDAY. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL PLOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE REGION BETWEEN 6 AND 9 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE LIKELY. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ RSH
000 WWUS71 KBUF 300801 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 301 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL BATTER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY... .A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL PLOW ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM THIS MORNING AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. THE FRONT WILL CLEAR THE EASTERN SHORES OF LAKE ERIE AND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER BY BY 5 AM AND WILL REACH CENTRAL NEW YORK BETWEEN 6 AM AND 8 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR THESE STRONG WINDS...THE GREATEST THREAT WOULD BE DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE FROM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER AND ALSO OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-301715- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 301 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL PLOW ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM THIS MORNING AND BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ALTHOUGH ALL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR THE STRONG WINDS...THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE ACROSS AREAS DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE FROM BUFFALO AND THE NIAGARA FRONTIER TO THE ROCHESTER AREA. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE LIKELY. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004>008-014-301715- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.080130T1000Z-080131T0100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...CANANDAIGUA 301 AM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL PLOW ACROSS CENTRAL NEW YORK BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM THE MORNING AND WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH FOLLOWING THE FRONT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING IN THE EVENING. THE WINDS SHOULD LAST MOST OF THE DAY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE LIKELY. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ TMA
000 WWUS71 KBUF 301712 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1212 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BATTER WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY... .VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE...ALONG THE LAKE SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO...AND EAST INTO THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TOWARD THE EVENING. NYZ014-302300- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080131T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.080130T1712Z-080130T2300Z/ ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANANDAIGUA 1212 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS REPLACED THE HIGH WIND WARNING WITH A WIND ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. 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. $$ NYZ012-013-020-021-302300- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.080130T1712Z-080130T2300Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1212 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS REPLACED THE HIGH WIND WARNING WITH A WIND ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL WILL CONTINUE OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH TOWARD THE EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-010-011-019-085-302300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080130T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1212 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON DOWNWIND OF LAKE ERIE WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TOWARD THE EVENING. 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. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE LIKELY. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ NYZ004>008-310100- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080131T0100Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1212 PM EST WED JAN 30 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON ALONG THE LAKE SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND EAST INTO THE TUG HILL PLATEAU. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH TOWARD THE EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL BE LIKELY. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LATEST SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. THE LATEST INFORMATION IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF. $$ ZAFF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 10:51 PM EST | Freezing Rain Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 11 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.