Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Feb 12, 2009, 11:39 AM EST for 14 counties in New York. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2009, 11:39 AM EST (16:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 12, 2009, 5:43 PM EST
- In force
- 6 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 16:38 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 4.7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 498 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 548 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 736 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 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. $$ RSH
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS71 KBUF 121957 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 257 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...GUSTY WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THIS EVENING... .DEEP LOW PRESSURE OVER NOVA SCOTIA LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL CONTINUE TO PULL AWAY FROM THE REGION TONIGHT AS IT WILL CROSS THE REMAINING CANADIAN MARITIMES. STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS EXITING SYSTEM WILL STILL PRODUCE SOME SPOTTY WIND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH INTO THE EARLY EVENING...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND CLOSE TO THE LAKE ERIE AND ONTARIO SHORELINES. NYZ001>006-010>014-019>021-085-122300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 257 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH BEFORE THEY FURTHER SUBSIDE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS EVENING. WHILE THE THREAT OF PROPERTY DAMAGE HAS GREATLY DIMINISHED...ADDITIONAL BUT SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES WILL NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ RSH
000 WWUS71 KBUF 122243 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 543 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 NYZ001>006-010>014-019>021-085-122345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090212T2300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 543 PM EST THU FEB 12 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE NOTICEABLE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BUT SUSTAINED WINDS AND GUSTS HAVE SUBSIDED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA LEVELS. $$ SAGE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 7:23 PM EST | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 18 hr |
| Feb 11, 8:53 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Chautauqua | 36 min |
| Feb 12, 1:23 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Wyoming | 39 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee | 29 hr |
| Feb 12, 9:03 AM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Niagara | 4 days |
| Feb 12, 2:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Genesee, Monroe | 40 hr |
| Feb 12, 2:38 PM EST | River Flood Warning | BUF | Genesee, Monroe | 55 hr |
| Feb 12, 3:11 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 19 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New York, 2009Every wind advisory 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.