Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind warning at Aug 28, 2011, 10:24 AM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 7 hr. 8 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2011, 10:24 AM EDT (14:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 28, 2011, 5:53 PM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 10:40 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Hannibal, NY | TREE DOWN POWER LINE DOWN |
| Aug 28, 11:20 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Auburn, NY | TREE DOWN IN TOWN OF VICTORY |
| Aug 28, 11:20 AM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Victory, NY | TREE DOWN IN TOWN OF VICTORY |
| Aug 28, 12:50 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Oswego, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN FULTON... MEXICO... NEW HAVEN... REDFIELD AND RIDGELAND BETWEEN 1208 PM AND 125 PM |
| Aug 28, 1:24 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rochester, NY | TREE BLOWN DOWN |
| Aug 28, 2:20 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lyons, NY | POLES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Aug 28, 2:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Rochester, NY | LARGE LIMB BLOWN DOWN ON WIRE |
| Aug 28, 2:30 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Sodus, NY | POLES AND WIRES DOWN |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 707 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -73 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -49 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
125 WWUS71 KBUF 281424 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1024 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 NYZ004>006-282230- /O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110829T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0004.110828T1424Z-110829T0400Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 1024 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. THIS UPGRADES THE WIND ADVISORY WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM ROCHESTER EAST TO OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BRING SOME TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. NORMALLY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH ARE NOT COMMON. TREES IN THE AREA ARE ANCHORED FOR PREVAILING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ARE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO EVEN MARGINALLY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND MINOR PROPERTY ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ NYZ003-282230- /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0004.110828T1424Z-110829T0400Z/ MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ROCHESTER 1024 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM ROCHESTER EAST TO OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BRING SOME TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. NORMALLY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH ARE NOT COMMON. TREES IN THE AREA ARE ANCHORED FOR PREVAILING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ARE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO EVEN MARGINALLY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND MINOR PROPERTY ARE EXPECTED. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ007-008-282230- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110829T0400Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1024 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTH COUNTRY COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ014-282230- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110829T0400Z/ ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANANDAIGUA 1024 AM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ONTARIO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ HITCHCOCK
2 follow-up statements
060 WWUS71 KBUF 281952 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 352 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 NYZ003>006-290400- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110829T0400Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO 352 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO FROM ROCHESTER EAST TO OSWEGO COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE LAKE. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. * IMPACTS...WINDS WILL BRING SOME TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN WITH SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES LIKELY. NORMALLY WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE DAMAGE...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH ARE NOT COMMON IN THE SUMMER WHEN TREES ARE FULLY LEAFED OUT. TREES IN THE AREA ARE ANCHORED FOR PREVAILING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ARE VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO EVEN MARGINALLY STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND MINOR PROPERTY ARE EXPECTED. 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. && $$ NYZ007-008-290400- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110829T0400Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 352 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...NORTH COUNTRY COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ014-290400- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110829T0400Z/ ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANANDAIGUA 352 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * LOCATIONS...ONTARIO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ HITCHCOCK
011 WWUS71 KBUF 282153 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 553 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 NYZ003>006-282300- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110829T0400Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO 553 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP OFF THROUGH THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. $$ NYZ014-282300- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110829T0400Z/ ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CANANDAIGUA 553 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP OFF THROUGH THIS EVENING AS TROPICAL STORM IRENE MOVES INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. $$ NYZ007-008-290200- /O.EXT.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110829T0200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 553 PM EDT SUN AUG 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH COUNTRY COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON AND LEWIS. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES WITH ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ APFFEL
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.