Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind warning at Feb 11, 2009, 2:34 PM EST for 14 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 12, 2009, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 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
- Feb 11, 2009, 2:34 PM EST (19:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 12, 2009, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2009, 11:39 AM EST
- In force
- 9 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, 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), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:35 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 65 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
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 579 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 183 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 111934 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 234 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER INDIANA THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO NEAR DETROIT BY THIS EVENING...THEN TO JUST NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL SWING A STRONG COLD FRONT ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK IN THE PROCESS...AND THIS COULD GENERATE A LINE OF POWERFUL THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. OF GREATER CONCERN WILL BE THE HIGH WINDS THAT WILL BE PRODUCED ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE STORM SYSTEM LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF A VERY TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WITH STRONG WINDS WITHIN A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET OF THE SURFACE WILL RESULT IN WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE DAMAGE. COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE EXITING STORM WILL HELP TO PROMOTE DEEP MIXING OF THE MUCH COLDER AIRMASS SO THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WHILE THE HIGH WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THIS THREAT WILL BE GREATEST TO SHALLOW ROOTED PINES WHICH MAY PROVE TO BE MORE VULNERABLE IN THE NEWLY THAWED GROUND. NYZ004-120345- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.090212T1200Z-090212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.090212T0800Z-090212T2300Z/ WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWARK 234 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE PROCESS. WHILE THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...THE GREATEST THREAT WILL COME ON THURSDAY WHEN WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THURSDAY EVENING. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. 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 OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>003-010>014-019>021-085-120345- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.090212T0900Z-090212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.090212T0800Z-090212T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN... OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 234 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH IN THE PROCESS. WHILE THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...THE GREATEST THREAT WILL COME ON THURSDAY WHEN WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN THURSDAY EVENING. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ005-006-120345- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.090212T1200Z-090212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0001.090212T1000Z-090213T0100Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 234 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH FOR THE BULK OF TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. WHILE THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS WILL COME ON THURSDAY WHEN WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL GRADUALLY EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. 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 OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ007-008-120345- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.090212T1200Z-090212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0001.090212T1200Z-090213T0100Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 234 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A DEEPENING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE WEST OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY. WHILE THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WINDS TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY WITHIN ANY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS WILL COME ON THURSDAY WHEN WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RSH
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBUF 120340 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1040 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE FOUND JUST EAST OF LAKE HURON WILL MOVE TO NEAR TORONTO BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY...THEN WILL JUMP TO THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY MID AFTERNOON. THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS WITHIN A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET OF THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INFLICT SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE. COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE EXITING STORM WILL HELP TO PROMOTE DEEP MIXING OF THE MUCH COLDER AIRMASS SO THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THIS THREAT WILL BE GREATEST TO SHALLOW ROOTED PINES WHICH MAY PROVE TO BE MORE VULNERABLE IN THE NEWLY THAWED GROUND. THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF WIND BLOWN WET SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-121145- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.090212T0800Z-090212T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1040 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM EST THURSDAY. DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST WILL PASS BY TO OUR NORTH ON THURSDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL THUS INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH BY DAYBREAK...WITH THE STRONG WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. THE POWERFUL WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF WIND BLOWN WET SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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 OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ005-006-121145- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.090212T1000Z-090213T0100Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 1040 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY. DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO OUR WEST OVERNIGHT WILL PASS TO THE NORTH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL THUS BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY ON THURSDAY AND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF WIND BLOWN WET SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ007-008-121145- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0001.090212T1200Z-090213T0100Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1040 PM EST WED FEB 11 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 8 PM EST THURSDAY. DEEP LOW PRESSURE TO OUR WEST OVERNIGHT WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION THURSDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL THUS BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THURSDAY NIGHT. 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. $$ RSH
000 WWUS71 KBUF 120940 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 440 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE FOUND NEAR GEORGIAN BAY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ALONG THE NORTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO TODAY...REACHING THE NEW ENGLAND COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE TRACK AND INTENSITY OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN HIGH WINDS FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS WITHIN A COUPLE THOUSAND FEET OF THE SURFACE WILL PRODUCE WINDS THAT WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH TO INFLICT SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE. COLD AIR ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE EXITING STORM WILL HELP TO PROMOTE DEEP MIXING OF THE MUCH COLDER AIRMASS SO THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. THIS THREAT WILL BE GREATEST TO SHALLOW ROOTED PINES WHICH MAY PROVE TO BE MORE VULNERABLE IN THE NEWLY THAWED GROUND. THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF WIND BLOWN WET SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. NYZ005-006-121745- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.090212T1000Z-090213T0100Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 440 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...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. DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION DURING THE DAY TODAY. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 70 MPH. THE HIGH WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF WIND BLOWN WET SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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 OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-121745- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 440 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...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. DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS BY TO OUR NORTH TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 70 MPH DURING THE DAY TODAY. THE POWERFUL WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF WIND BLOWN WET SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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 OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ007-008-121745- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0001.090212T1200Z-090213T0100Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 440 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. DEEP LOW PRESSURE WILL PASS TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION TODAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THESE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TMA
000 WWUS71 KBUF 121457 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 957 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST OF MAINE LATE THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN DURING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHEN IT WILL MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE REMAINING CANADIAN MARITIME PROVINCES TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGH WINDS FOUND WITHIN THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IN THE WAKE OF THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE LATE IN THE DAY AND THIS EVENING. WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN COUNTIES WILL AVERAGE 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE FOUND ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE AND ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. THE THREAT OF DAMAGE WILL BE GREATEST TO SHALLOW ROOTED PINES WHICH MAY PROVE TO BE MORE VULNERABLE IN THE RECENTLY THAWED GROUND. THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF WIND BLOWN WET SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. AS A RESULT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NYZ005-006-122300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0100Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 957 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...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. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY AS THIS AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...THEN THEY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY TONIGHT. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF WIND BLOWN WET SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. AS A RESULT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 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 OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-122300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 957 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH DURING THE MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY AS THIS AFTERNOON PROGRESSES...THEN THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL BE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. THE ADDED WEIGHT FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF WIND BLOWN WET SNOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. AS A RESULT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ007-008-122300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0100Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 957 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY TONIGHT. 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. $$ RSH
000 WWUS71 KBUF 121639 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1139 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF MAINE WILL MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS THE CANADIAN MARITIMES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ACROSS THE WESTERN COUNTIES OF THE STATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST GUSTS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS ELEVATED TERRAIN. NYZ005-006-122300- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0002.090212T1639Z-090212T2300Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 1139 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY DURING THE COURSE OF THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WHILE THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE HAS DIMINISHED... SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL STILL BE VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE FROM DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-122300- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0002.090212T1639Z-090212T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1139 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON COULD GUST OVER 45 MPH. THE GREATEST CHANCE FOR THE HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE FOUND OVER ELEVATED TERRAIN. THESE WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY DURING THE COURSE OF THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY. WHILE THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD WIND DAMAGE HAS DIMINISHED... SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...NAMELY PINES...WILL STILL BE VULNERABLE IN THIS EVENT AS THEIR SHALLOW ROOT SYSTEM HAS BECOME LESS STABLE WITH THE THAWING OF THE PREVIOUSLY FROZEN GROUND. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE FROM DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 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. $$ NYZ007-008-121745- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090213T0100Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1139 AM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE IN THE DAY AND EVENING. THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS HAS THUS ENDED. $$ RSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 4:31 AM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 39 hr | |
| Feb 11, 2:34 PM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 21 hr |
| Feb 11, 3:27 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson and 6 more | 33 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:19 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie | 12 hr |
| Feb 11, 5:37 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Wyoming | 12 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.