Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Apr 16, 2011, 3:33 PM EDT for 8 counties in New York. It took effect at Apr 17, 2011, 5:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 16, 2011, 3:33 PM EDT (19:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2011, 5:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 17, 2011, 3:36 AM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 25 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 22 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
- 644 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 805 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 807 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
884 WWUS71 KBUF 161933 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 333 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 NYZ004-005-162045- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110417T0300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 333 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ NYZ013-014-021-162045- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110416T2000Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 333 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ NYZ007-008-170300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110417T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 333 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN POSSIBLE POWER OUTAGES. THOSE OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. 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. && $$ NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-170345- /O.UPG.KBUF.HW.A.0001.110417T0900Z-110417T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.110417T0900Z-110417T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 333 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER METRO AREAS. * TIMING...SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006-170300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110417T0300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 333 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...OSWEGO...AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ SFM
3 follow-up statements
936 WWUS71 KBUF 170204 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1004 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 NYZ007-008-170315- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110417T0300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1004 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WHILE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 40 MPH IN SOME AREAS UNTIL ABOUT MIDNIGHT...THE WINDS WILL NO LONGER BE STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE ANY DAMAGE. $$ NYZ006-170315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110417T0300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 1004 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-171015- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.110417T0900Z-110417T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1004 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER METRO AREAS. * TIMING...SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ RSH
060 WWUS71 KBUF 170355 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1155 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-171200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.110417T0900Z-110417T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1155 PM EDT SAT APR 16 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 6 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...MUCH OF WESTERN NEW YORK INCLUDING THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER METRO AREAS. * TIMING...SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND A FEW POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ RSH
149 WWUS71 KBUF 170736 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 336 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-171600- /O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.110417T0900Z-110417T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.110417T0800Z-110417T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 336 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER INCLUDING THE BUFFALO METRO AREA...AS WELL AS THE GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES RESULTING IN THE POTENTIAL FOR POWER OUTAGES. THOSE OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ004-005-013-014-021-171600- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.110417T1200Z-110417T2200Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE 336 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE UPPER GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES REGION. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-171600- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.110417T1000Z-110418T0200Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 336 AM EDT SUN APR 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. * TIMING...EARLY THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SOME POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ JJR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 4:16 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BUF | 9 hr | |
| Apr 16, 4:16 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 9 hr | |
| Apr 16, 4:36 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Apr 16, 3:56 PM EDT | Gale Warning | BUF | 29 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New York, 2011Every wind advisory in 2011
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.