Alert archive / New York / High Wind Watches in 2009
High Wind Watch 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind watch at Dec 8, 2009, 4:33 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 9, 2009, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 8, 2009, 4:33 AM EST (09:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 9, 2009, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2009, 3:48 PM EST
- In force
- 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 09:36 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, 9.6 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
- 443 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 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 080933 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 433 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ARE THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS MICHIGAN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...REACHING WESTERN QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. IN THE PROCESS...THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF THIS STORM WILL DEEPEN TO MINIMUM HURRICANE LEVELS. THE TRACK OF THIS STRONG STORM TO OUR WEST AND NORTH IS A CLIMATOLOGICALLY FAVORED TRACK FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING... WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGE...WITH BROKEN TREE LIMBS POSSIBLY LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. AT THIS TIME OF YEAR...OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL ALSO BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE. HOME OWNERS SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO SECURE THOSE AT THIS TIME. NYZ012-019>021-085-081745- /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091209T1200Z-091210T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 433 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE FOUND JUST A FEW THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE A LAYER OF RELATIVELY WARM AIR WILL LIKELY PREVENT THESE STRONG WINDS FROM REACHING THE SURFACE...THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE WINDS MAY REACH DOWN TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE AREA BETWEEN THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND LAKE ERIE WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE STRONG WINDS. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY. THESE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FORECAST TO BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR LAKE ERIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-081745- /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091209T2300Z-091210T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 433 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE FOUND AHEAD OF THE STORM ON WEDNESDAY...THEN STRONGER WINDS WILL SET IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006>008-081745- /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091210T0500Z-091211T0600Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 433 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BE FOUND AHEAD OF THE STORM ON WEDNESDAY...THEN STRONGER WINDS WILL SET IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MP WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY INTO AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ RSH
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBUF 081449 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 949 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS MICHIGAN DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...REACHING WESTERN QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. IN THE PROCESS...THE STORM WILL INTENSIFY AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO HIGH WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. THE TRACK OF THIS STRONG STORM TO OUR WEST AND NORTH IS A CLIMATOLOGICAL LY FAVORED TRACK FOR STRONG WINDS ACROSS OUR REGION. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGE...WITH BROKEN TREE LIMBS POSSIBLY LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. AT THIS TIME OF YEAR...OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL ALSO BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE. HOME OWNERS SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO SECURE THOSE AT THIS TIME. NYZ012-019>021-085-082300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091209T1200Z-091210T2200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 949 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH WILL BE FOUND JUST A FEW THOUSAND FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WHILE A LAYER OF RELATIVELY WARM AIR WILL LIKELY PREVENT THESE STRONG WINDS FROM REACHING THE SURFACE...THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE THAT SOME OF THESE WINDS MAY REACH DOWN TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE AREA BETWEEN THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND LAKE ERIE WILL ALSO BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THESE STRONG WINDS AS THEY DOWNSLOPE OFF THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY. THESE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS FORECAST TO BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR LAKE ERIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>005-010-011-013-014-082300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091209T2300Z-091210T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 949 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL BE FOUND AHEAD OF THE STORM ON WEDNESDAY...THEN STRONGER WINDS WILL SET IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006>008-082300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091210T0500Z-091211T0600Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 949 AM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL BE FOUND AHEAD OF THE STORM ON WEDNESDAY...THEN STRONGER WINDS WILL SET IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY AND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY INTO AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THAT THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR STRONG DAMAGING WINDS TO DEVELOP. THESE STRONG WINDS COULD BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS CAUSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. IF A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED...STAY INSIDE...AND AWAY FROM WINDOWS. BE PREPARED FOR TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS AND POWER OUTAGES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR THE OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ HITCHCOCK/RSH
000 WWUS71 KBUF 082048 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A DEEP STORM SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIFT NORTHEAST TO NEAR CHICAGO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST ACROSS MICHIGAN ON WEDNESDAY...THEN REACH WESTERN QUEBEC BY THURSDAY MORNING. IN THE PROCESS...THE STORM WILL INTENSIFY AND BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. INTIALLY...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE FELT ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE DEEP LOW APPROACHES THE CENTRAL GREAT LAKES. WHEN THE MAIN STORM CENTER HEADS NORTH TOWARD SOUTHERN ONTARIO LATE WEDNESDAY...THE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH ACROSS THE ENTIRE THE AREA. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGE...WITH BROKEN TREE LIMBS POSSIBLY LEADING TO POWER OUTAGES. AT THIS TIME OF YEAR...OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL ALSO BE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE. HOME OWNERS SHOULD TAKE THE TIME TO SECURE THOSE AT THIS TIME. NYZ012-019>021-085-090500- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091209T1200Z-091210T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.091209T0900Z-091211T0000Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AND OCCASIONALLY GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND BETWEEN THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY AND LAKE ERIE WILL. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE WINDS BECOME MORE WESTERLY. THE STRONG WEST WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND NEAR LAKE ERIE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ007-008-090500- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091210T0500Z-091211T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.091209T1400Z-091211T0000Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND OCCASIONALLY GUST UP TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL SUBSIDE A BIT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-090500- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091209T2300Z-091210T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.091209T1900Z-091211T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT TIMES...BEFORE BECOMING MORE WESTERLY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ006-090500- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091210T0500Z-091211T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.091209T2200Z-091211T0000Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ003>005-013-014-090500- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0002.091209T2300Z-091210T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.091209T2200Z-091211T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 348 PM EST TUE DEC 8 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 PM EST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A VERY DEEP EARLY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL TRACK TO THE WEST AND NORTH OF THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE STORM WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ TJP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 3:16 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 12 hr |
| Dec 8, 3:48 PM EST | High Wind Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 42 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:05 PM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson and 3 more | 24 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:05 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 20 hr |
| Dec 8, 4:51 PM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 3 days | |
| Dec 8, 4:51 PM EST | Storm Warning | BUF | 41 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Watches in New York, 2009Every high wind watch 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.