Alert archive / New York / Freeze Warnings in 2009
Freeze Warning 3, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this freeze warning at May 17, 2009, 4:48 AM EDT for 10 counties in New York. It took effect at May 18, 2009, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2009, 4:48 AM EDT (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2009, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2009, 7:50 AM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:51 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -18 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 450 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -66 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS71 KBUF 170848 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNINGS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EAST TO ONTARIO COUNTY IN THE FINGER LAKES AND THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES WITH FROST ADVISORIES FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY WEST TO NIAGARA COUNTY AND GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD EAST OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLEAR TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TONIGHT TO THE LOW TO MID 30S ALONG THE SHORES OF LAKE ERIE AND ONTARIO. INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE MID 20S WITH UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S FROM SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EAST INTO THE FINGER LAKES SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY AND UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ019-085-171700- /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S INLAND TO LOW TO MID 30S NEAR LAKE ERIE. INTERIOR SECTIONS WILL HAVE A HARD FREEZE WITH AREAS NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORE GETTING AREAS OF FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ012-020-021-171700- /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ WYOMING-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE MID TO UPPER 20S. A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ013-014-171700- /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES WITH LOW TO MID 30S ELSEWHERE. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006-171700- /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S EAST OF INTERSTATE 81 WHERE A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. AREAS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH AREAS OF FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ007-008-171700- /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 EAST OF INTERSTATE 81 WHERE A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. AREAS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE LOWER 30S WITH WIDESPREAD FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-171700- /O.NEW.KBUF.FR.Y.0004.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 448 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH WIDESPREAD FROST INLAND AND AREAS OF FROST NEAR THE LAKE SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO, POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ JJP
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBUF 171509 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1109 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNINGS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EAST TO ONTARIO COUNTY IN THE FINGER LAKES AND THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES WITH FROST ADVISORIES FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY WEST TO NIAGARA COUNTY AND GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD EAST OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLEAR TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TONIGHT TO THE LOW TO MID 30S ALONG THE SHORES OF LAKE ERIE AND ONTARIO. INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE MID 20S WITH UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S FROM SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EAST INTO THE FINGER LAKES SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY AND UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ019-085-172315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1109 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S INLAND TO LOW TO MID 30S NEAR LAKE ERIE. INTERIOR SECTIONS WILL HAVE A HARD FREEZE WITH EVEN AREAS NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORE GETTING AREAS OF FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ012-020-021-172315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ WYOMING-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1109 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE MID TO UPPER 20S. A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ013-014-172315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1109 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES WITH LOW TO MID 30S ELSEWHERE. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006-172315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1109 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S EAST OF INTERSTATE 81 WHERE A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. AREAS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH AREAS OF FROST EVEN THERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ007-008-172315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1109 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 EAST OF INTERSTATE 81 WHERE A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. AREAS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE LOWER 30S WITH WIDESPREAD FROST EVEN THERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-172315- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0004.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 1109 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH WIDESPREAD FROST INLAND AND AREAS OF FROST EVEN NEAR THE LAKE SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$
000 WWUS71 KBUF 171904 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 304 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNINGS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EAST TO ONTARIO COUNTY IN THE FINGER LAKES AND THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES WITH FROST ADVISORIES FOR THE COUNTIES ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY WEST TO NIAGARA COUNTY AND GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE IS FORECAST TO BUILD EAST OVER THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLEAR TO MAINLY CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TONIGHT TO THE LOW TO MID 30S ALONG THE SHORES OF LAKE ERIE AND ONTARIO. INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE MID 20S WITH UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S FROM SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY EAST INTO THE FINGER LAKES SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY AND UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. NYZ019-085-180315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 304 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S INLAND TO LOW TO MID 30S NEAR LAKE ERIE. INTERIOR SECTIONS WILL HAVE A HARD FREEZE WITH EVEN AREAS NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORE GETTING AREAS OF FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ012-020-021-180315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ WYOMING-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 304 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE MID TO UPPER 20S. A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED OVER THE AREA TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ013-014-180315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 304 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES WITH LOW TO MID 30S ELSEWHERE. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED OVER MOST OF THE REGION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006-180315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 304 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S EAST OF INTERSTATE 81 WHERE A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. AREAS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH AREAS OF FROST EVEN THERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ007-008-180315- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 304 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 EAST OF INTERSTATE 81 WHERE A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. AREAS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE LOWER 30S WITH WIDESPREAD FROST EVEN THERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-180315- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0004.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 304 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE LOW TO MID 30S WITH WIDESPREAD FROST INLAND AND AREAS OF FROST EVEN NEAR THE LAKE SHORES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ SFM
000 WWUS71 KBUF 180244 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...A WIDESPREAD FROST OR FREEZE OVERNIGHT... .COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED NEAR CHICAGO IS FORECAST TO BUILD EAST OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. CLEARING SKIES ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA...WITH READINGS FALLING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND THE NORTH COUNTRY. NYZ019-085-181000- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT...WITH THE COLDEST READINGS AWAY FROM THE LAKE ERIE SHORE. INTERIOR SECTIONS WILL EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE...WHILE AREAS NEAR THE LAKE SHORE WILL RECEIVE A WIDESPREAD FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ012-020-021-181000- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ WYOMING-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ013-014-181000- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S OVERNIGHT...WITH THE COLDEST READINGS ACROSS INTERIOR SECTIONS WHERE THERE WILL BE A HARD FREEZE. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL RECEIVE A WIDESPREAD FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006-181000- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT EAST OF INTERSTATE 81...WHERE A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. AREAS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE LOWER TO MID 30S...WHICH WILL RESULT IN A WIDESPREAD FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ007-008-181000- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT EAST OF INTERSTATE 81...WHERE A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED. AREAS CLOSER TO LAKE ONTARIO ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE LOWER 30S...WHICH WILL RESULT IN A WIDESPREAD FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-181000- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0004.090518T0400Z-090518T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 1044 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT MONDAY. CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO THE LOWER TO MID 30S OVERNIGHT...RESULTING IN A WIDESPREAD FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO HARVEST OR PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ JJR
000 WWUS71 KBUF 180848 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 448 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...FROSTY CONDITIONS CONTINUE THIS MORNING OVER MUCH OF THE REGION... .COLD CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE OHIO VALLEY AND LOWER LAKES REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN AREA OF CLOUDS OVER THE NORTH COUNTRY HAS KEPT TEMPERATURES FROM DROPPING TO FROSTY LEVELS THIS MORNING SO THE FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO COUNTIES. FURTHER TO THE WEST FROST AND FREEZE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM. NYZ006>008-181000- /O.CAN.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090518T1200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 448 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO DROP TO FROSTY LEVELS THIS MORNING SO THE FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ019-085-181200- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090518T1200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 448 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS HAVE RESULTED IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST READINGS AWAY FROM THE LAKE ERIE SHORE. SOME INTERIOR SECTIONS WILL EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE...WHILE AREAS NEAR THE LAKE SHORE WILL RECEIVE A WIDESPREAD FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ012-020-021-181200- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090518T1200Z/ WYOMING-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 448 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS HAS RESULTED IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE MID TO UPPER 20S EARLY THIS MORNING...RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ013-014-181200- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090518T1200Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 448 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS HAS RESULTED IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE LOWER 30S OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN SECTIONS TO THE MID TO UPPER 30S ELSEWHERE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE COLDER AREAS WILL EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE WITH AREAS OF FROST ELSEWHERE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-181200- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090518T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 448 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... A FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS HAS RESULTED IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS THE NIAGARA FRONTIER EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A WIDESPREAD FROST. ACROSS AREAS FROM MONROE COUNTY EASTWARD TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S WITH AREAS OF FROST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ JJP
000 WWUS71 KBUF 181150 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 750 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...ALL FROST ADVISORIES AND FREEZE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED BUT SOME MORE MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE REGION AGAIN LATE TONIGHT... .TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE THE MID 30S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION SO ALL FROST ADVISORIES AND FREEZE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH A THREAT OF MORE FROST OVER PORTIONS OF THE REGION. ADDITIONAL HEADLINES MAY BE NECESSARY FOR LATER TONIGHT. NYZ012>014-019>021-085-181300- /O.CAN.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-090518T1200Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 750 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE THE MID 30S OVER MUCH OF THE REGION EXCEPT FOR A FEW OF THE COLDER VALLEYS AND EVEN IN THOSE AREAS THEY SHOULD RISE ABOVE THE MID 30S BY AROUND 9 AM. $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-181300- /O.CAN.KBUF.FR.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090518T1200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 750 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2009 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE THE MID 30S OVER THE REGION SO THE FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ JJP
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning 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 freeze warning went out at May 17, 4:13 AM EDT, 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 17, 4:13 AM EDT, 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
413 AM EDT SUN MAY 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS...
A SHARP COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED WESTERN AND CENTRAL NEW YORK
SATURDAY EVENING WILL BE ACROSS EASTERN NEW ENGLAND THIS MORNING.
HIGH PRESSURE ACCOMPANIED BY DRIER AND NOTICEABLY COOLER AIR WILL BE
THE MAIN WEATHER FACTOR FOR TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW
NORMAL AND A HIGH RISK OF FROST TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA.
TEMPERATURES WILL MODERATE TO SEASONAL LEVELS ON MONDAY UNDER PLENTY
OF SUNSHINE AS HIGH PRESSURE CRESTS OVER THE REGION. A WEAK FRONT
MAY PRODUCE A FEW SHOWERS ON TUESDAY BEFORE LIFTING NORTH WEDNESDAY
AND LEADING TO WARMER WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
COLD FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING OVER THE HUDSON VALLEY WITH LINGERING
CLOUDS BEHIND THE FRONT EXTENDING WEST INTO THE FINGER LKS AND
SOUTHERN TIER SOUTH OF BUFFALO. HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE
CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI VALLEY IS NOSING EASTWARD INTO THE LOWER LAKES
WITH DRIER AND MUCH COOLER AIR TODAY. EXPECT CLOUDS TO DECREASE FROM
WEST TO EARLY THIS MORNING WITH SKIES BECOMING SUNNY/MOSTLY SUNNY.
IT WILL BE BREEZY AND UNSEASONABLY CHILLY THOUGH. 850 MB TEMPS OF
ONLY -3 TO -4C OR SO WILL SUPPORT MAXES ONLY IN THE L-MID 50S
DESPITE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.
TONIGHT, THE MAIN CONCERN IS FROST AND FREEZE CONDITIONS AS THE COLD
HIGH BUILDS EAST OVER THE REGION. EXPECT WINDS TO DECREASE WITH
CLEAR/MAINLY CLEAR SKIES. LOWS TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BELOW
30 OVER INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER, SOUTHERN ERIE AND
WYOMING COUNTIES, THE SOUTHERN FINGER LAKES AND INTERIOR SECTIONS
EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. ELSEWHERE TEMPS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO THE
LOW TO MID 30S. WILL ISSUE FREEZE WARNINGS LATE TONIGHT FOR SOUTHERN
ERIE COUNTY EASTWARD TO ONTARIO COUNTY IN THE FINGER LAKES, ALL OF
THE SOUTHERN TIER AND AREAS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THE COUNTIES ALONG
THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY WEST TO
NIAGARA COUNTY AND NORTHERN ERIE AND GENESEE COUNTIES WILL BE UNDER
FROST ADVISORIES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
GFS AND NAM SOLUTIONS ARE VERY CLOSE DURING THIS PERIOD. BOTH SHOW A
MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY MONDAY MORNING BUT
STRONG RIDGING AT THE SURFACE. THE AIR IS DRY ENOUGH THAT WE WILL
HAVE VIRTUALLY NO EFFECTS FROM THE SHORT WAVE AT ALL. TEMPERATURES
WILL START OUT AT FROSTY LEVELS BUT SHOULD RECOVER NICELY DURING THE
DAY WITH WARM ADVECTION RAISING 850 MB TEMPERATURES FROM ABOUT MINUS
4C AT 12Z TO ABOUT PLUS 3C BY 00Z. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHS OF 60
OR A LITTLE HIGHER IN MOST LOCATIONS...NOTICEABLY MILDER THAN SUNDAY
BUT STILL COOLER THAN NORMAL BY MORE THAN 5 DEGREES. ANOTHER COOL
NIGHT MONDAY NIGHT BUT 5 TO 8 DEGREES MILDER THAN SUNDAY NIGHT. THE
ONLY FROST ISSUES SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE NORMALLY COLDEST AREAS OF
OUR CWA.
THE NEXT FEATURE TO WATCH WILL BE A VIGOROUS MID LEVEL TROUGH MOVING
ACROSS SOUTHERN CANADA FROM ONTARIO INTO QUEBEC TUESDAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN A SURFACE LOW TRACKING WELL TO OUR NORTH BUT A TRAILING
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SAG SOUTHWARD INTO OUR REGION. THIS WILL
BRING MORE CLOUDINESS TO THE REGION BUT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A
PRIMARILY DRY DAY. WE WILL KEEP 30 POPS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A
FEW SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. JET DYNAMICS WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE
AFFECT ON ANY ACTIVITY SINCE WE WILL BE IN THE RIGHT EXIT REGION.
WITH DIURNAL HEATING GONE WHILE WE REMAIN IN THE RIGHT EXIT REGION
OF THE JET...WE WILL REMOVE THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS FROM TUESDAY NIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...
THE COLD FRONT MENTIONED IN THE LATTER PART OF THE SHORT TERM
DISCUSSION WILL CONTINUE TO WASHOUT WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH WARM
ADVECTION ONCE AGAIN. WE WILL KEEP AT LEAST PARTLY SUNNY SKIES IN
FROM CONTINUITY WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING NEAR SEASONAL NORMS.
THURSDAY LOOKS LIKE THE WARMEST DAY SINCE LATE APRIL AS A BERMUDA
HIGH CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WARM ADVECTION. THE 00Z GFS RUN
AND THE LATEST AVAILABLE ECMWF RUN (12Z SATURDAY) BOTH ARE
INDICATING 850 MB TEMPERATURES OF PLUS 16C. THIS WOULD EASILY
RESULT IN HIGHS IN THE 80S. IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT THE EVENING
SHIFT HAS ALREADY RAISED THURSDAYS HIGHS FROM CONTINUITY...I THINK
WE WILL GO EVEN A LITTLE FURTHER.
THE MEDIUM RANGE GUIDANCE PACKAGES DEPICT A SHORTWAVE RACING ACROSS
EASTERN CANADA THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. BOTH THE ECMWF AND GFS ARE
ARE TIMING OF THE CORRESPONDING COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 12Z
FRIDAY. WE WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS IN FOR FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE AND
DRIER AIR IS EXPECTED TO BUILD INTO OUR REGION FROM THE UPPER GREAT
LAKES REGION SATURDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /08Z SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD
AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NATIONS MID SECTION BUILDS EASTWARD. THE
ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE FOR THE FIRST FEW HRS OF THE TAF PERIOD
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND SOUTHERN FINGER LKS WHERE
THERE WILL BE SOME OCNL MVFR CIGS WITH EVEN SOME BORDERLINE IFR CIGS
ESPECIALLY TOWARD ELZ.
OUTLOOK...
MONDAY...VFR.
TUESDAY...VFR/MVFR IN AFTERNOON SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
BRISK WESTERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF SATURDAYS COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE
WILL RESULT IN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA MUCH OF TODAY. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL NEARSHORE WATERS THROUGH 4
PM TODAY...AND UNTIL 8 PM FOR THE EASTERN TWO THIRDS OF LAKE ONTARIO
DUE TO LINGERING HIGHER WAVES.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...FREEZE WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
NYZ006>008-012>014-019>021-085.
FROST ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM EDT MONDAY FOR
NYZ001>005-010-011.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON FOR LEZ040-
041.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR LOZ042.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR
LOZ043>045.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON
FOR SLZ022-024.
&&
SYNOPSIS...SAGE
NEAR TERM...JJP
SHORT TERM...SAGE
LONG TERM...RSH/SAGE
AVIATION...JJP
MARINE...SAGEHazardous weather outlook, May 16, 8:40 PM EDT, 8 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 840 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-180045- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 840 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-180045- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 840 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 4:48 AM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | Cayuga, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and 1 more | 27 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in New York, 2009Every freeze warning in 2009
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.