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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 22, 2011Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 22, 2011, 3:26 PM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Jan 23, 2011, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2011, 3:26 PM EST (20:26 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 23, 2011, 1:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 23, 2011, 10:00 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-01-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-01-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
928 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

241 
WWUS41 KBUF 222026
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
326 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

NYZ006>008-230430-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.110123T0600Z-110123T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.A.0001.110123T2300Z-110124T1500Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
326 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A
WIND CHILL WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND CHILL WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

* TIMING...LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE ADVISORY.
  EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING FOR THE WATCH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT THROUGH
  SUNDAY MORNING. 30 TO 40 BELOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE DANGEROUS WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD
CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON
SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED
SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE
COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK/TMA/WCH
4 follow-up statements
263 
WWUS41 KBUF 230113
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
813 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

NYZ001-010-230900-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0010.110123T0113Z-110123T0900Z/
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO
813 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY. A BAND OF LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW WILL INTENSIFY OVER SOUTHERN NIAGARA COUNTY AND
  GRAND ISLAND THIS EVENING THEN SHIFT SOUTH ACROSS THE BUFFALO
  METRO AREA.

* TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH THE WEE HOURS OF SUNDAY MORNING.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES IN PERSISTENT BANDS.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...RAPIDLY DETERIORATING TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
  BUFFALO METRO AREA DURING THE MID TO LATE EVENING WITH POOR
  VISIBILITY AND SNOW COVERED ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-230915-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.110123T0600Z-110123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.110123T2300Z-110124T1500Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
813 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

* TIMING...LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE 
  ADVISORY. EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE WATCH. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 30 TO 40 BELOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE DANGEROUS WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD
CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON
SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED
SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE
COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK
290 
WWUS41 KBUF 230504
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1204 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

NYZ010-230615-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110123T0900Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
1204 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

LAKE EFFECT SNOW HAS MOVED INLAND AND WEAKENED...THEREFORE THE
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NYZ002-003-231315-
/O.EXB.KBUF.LE.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110123T1700Z/
ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
1204 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IN PERSISTENT BANDS.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND POOR VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ001-231315-
/O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110123T1700Z/
NIAGARA-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NIAGARA FALLS
1204 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
SUNDAY...

THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
SUNDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA COUNTY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES IN PERSISTENT BANDS.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND POOR VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-231315-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.110123T0600Z-110123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.110123T2300Z-110124T1500Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1204 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY. A
WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

* TIMING...LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE 
  ADVISORY. EVEN COLDER WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING 
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE WATCH. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO LATER TONIGHT THROUGH 
  SUNDAY MORNING. 30 TO 40 BELOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH 
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE DANGEROUS WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD
CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON
SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED
SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE
COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

HITCHCOCK/RSH
263 
WWUS41 KBUF 230854
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
354 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

NYZ006>008-231700-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.A.0001.110123T2300Z-110124T1500Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
354 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING. A WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING FOR THE ADVISORY. EVEN COLDER WIND
  CHILLS POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR THE
  WATCH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. 30 TO 40
  BELOW POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE 
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE DANGEROUS WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS. 

* FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIND CHILL ADVISORIES AND WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD
CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON
SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED
SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE
COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ001>003-231700-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110123T1700Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
354 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...

A LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IN PERSISTENT BANDS.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  AND POOR VISIBILITY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

LEVAN
296 
WWUS41 KBUF 231515
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1015 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

NYZ006>008-232315-
/O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110123T1500Z/
/O.UPG.KBUF.WC.A.0001.110123T2300Z-110124T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.W.0001.110123T1515Z-110124T1400Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
1015 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

* TIMING...THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
  25 TO 40 BELOW TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE DANGEROUS WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
OR COLDER FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS
SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY.

IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE
THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY
VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND
USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT
BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES
AND WATER HEATERS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ001>003-232315-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.110123T1515Z-110124T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110123T1700Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER
1015 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. A LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS AND MONROE COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON SUNDAY FOR HEAVY SNOW AND THROUGH MONDAY
  MORNING FOR DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES IN PERSISTENT BANDS.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS
  AND POOR VISIBILITY. FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND BITTER WIND CHILLS
  WILL MAKE PROLONGED EXPOSURE DANGEROUS WITHOUT PROPER
  PRECAUTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A WIND WILL COMBINE WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE
OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

NYZ004-005-010>014-019>021-085-232315-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.110123T1515Z-110124T1400Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...
WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1015 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2011

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER
  LAKES.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FRIGID TEMPERATURES AND BITTER WIND CHILLS WILL MAKE
  PROLONGED EXPOSURE DANGEROUS WITHOUT PROPER PRECAUTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A WIND WILL COMBINE WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE
OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO
THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF
WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS
CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO.

&&

$$

TMA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 22, 12:48 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 12:48 PM EST, 2 hours 38 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1248 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...
COLDER AIR SWEEPING ACROSS THE LAKES WILL MAINTAIN LAKE EFFECT SNOWS
THROUGH THIS MORNING. A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION
LATER TODAY AND CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AN ARCTIC
AIRMASS BUILDS IN SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH FRIGID TEMPERATURES.

&&

.NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/...
PESKY LAKE BAND CONTINUING OFF LAKE ERIE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS BAND NOT EXTENDING THAT FAR INLAND AND PRIMARILY IMPACTING
THE CITY OF BUFFALO/LACKAWANNA UP THROUGH THE TONAWANDAS. STEERING
FLOW BACKING JUST A BIT THIS AFTERNOON AND WE SHOULD SEE THIS BAND
STAY GENERALLY IN PLACE OR NUDGE SLIGHTLY NORTHWARD AND COULD PUSH
INTO THE GRAND ISLAND AND NIAGARA FALLS AREAS BY MID TO LATE
AFTERNOON. THIS BAND PRODUCING JUST UNDER A HALF INCH PER HOUR.

OFF LAKE ONTARIO...LAKE BAND ALSO CONTINUING ACROSS EXTREME
NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY AND FAR SOUTHWEST PORTIONS OF OSWEGO
COUNTY. THIS BAND WILL EXPERIENCE A SLOW NORTHWARD DRIFT THIS
AFTERNOON AND MAY WEAKEN ALTOGETHER BEFORE REDEVELOPING ACROSS
JEFFERSON AND NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTIES LATE IN THE DAY. HOURLY
AMOUNTS IN THE SAME HALF INCH OR LESS PER HOUR RANGE.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
THE CLIPPER THAT WILL BE PUSHING ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WILL
GET ABSORBED BY A DEEPER LOW THAT WILL BE MOVING OUT INTO THE
ATLANTIC. A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC FOLLOWING THE CLIPPER WILL
BRING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WITH MANY LOCATIONS STRUGGLING
TO GET ABOVE 10F. THE COLD TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 5 TO 15
BELOW ZERO.

A LAYER OF MOIST AIR LINGERING BEHIND THE LOW WILL RESULT IN SOME
LAKE EFFECT SNOW...ESPECIALLY DURING THE MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE COUNTIES JUST SOUTH OF LAKE
ONTARIO. ELSEWHERE...AN INCH OR LESS IS EXPECTED.

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CREST OVER NEW YORK STATE SUNDAY NIGHT.
INCREASING LOW LEVEL SHEAR AND DRIER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THE
APPROACHING RIDGE SHOULD CUT OFF ANY REMAINING LAKE EFFECT SNOW
SHOWERS. THE MAIN FOCUS WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES. THE COMBINATION OF FRESH SNOW COVER...WEAKENING WINDS
AND DIMINISHING CLOUD COVER WILL PROMOTE GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING.
THE ENTIRE CWA WILL LIKELY SEE SUBZERO TEMPERATURES...WITH THE
COLDEST READINGS EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER AND EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO. BY DAYBREAK MONDAY TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REACH THE
MINUS 15 TO 20 RANGE ACROSS THE ALLEGANY PLATEAU AND DOWN TO MINUS
30 ACROSS THE TUG HILL. THE "WARMER' URBAN LOCATIONS CLOSER TO THE
LAKES WILL SEE TEMPERATURES DIPPING TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO.

MONDAY AND MONDAY...THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL MOVE SLOWLY TO THE EAST
AND REACH THE NEW ENGLAND COAST BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE SOUTH TO
SOUTHEAST FLOW ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGH WILL DO LITTLE TO
MODERATE THE ARCTIC CHILL...HOWEVER...SINCE AREA TEMPERATURES WILL
STILL STRUGGLE TO GET OUT THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS ON MONDAY.
WARM AIR ADVECTION ALOFT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY SOME INCREASE IN
CLOUDS...BUT NO PCPN IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
EXPECT MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OFF THE NEW ENGLAND COAST STILL IN CONTROL.

A DEEPENING LOW OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO SPAWN YET
ANOTHER STRONG STORM THAT WILL WORK ITS WAY UP THE EASTERN SEABOARD
THROUGH MID WEEK.  WNY SHOULD ONCE AGAIN BE ON THE WESTERN FRINGES
OF THE SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM AND WE WILL BE WATCHING THE
TRENDS OF EACH OF THE SUITE OF MODEL RUNS TO GET A BETTER HANDLE ON
WHETHER OR NOT THIS FEATURE WILL TRACK FAR ENOUGH WESTWARD TO
PRODUCE ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IN OUR COUNTY WARNING AREA.
REGARDLESS OF THE TRACK OF THE LOW, IN ITS WAKE WE WILL BE UNDER NW
FLOW ONCE AGAIN WHICH WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR MORE LAKE EFFECT SNOW TO
THE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.  THIS IS ONE OF THE MORE ACTIVES
WINTERS I HAVE SEEN FOR LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF LAKE ONTARIO IN
AWHILE...ALBEIT MAINLY NW FLOW.

AFTER ONE MORE DAY OF ARCTIC CONDITIONS TUESDAY MORNING, THE
TEMPERATURE WILL REBOUND TO MORE SEASONABLE READINGS FOR MID WINTER
IN BUFFALO WITH DAYTIME HIGHS THROUGH MID WEEK IN THE 25 TO 30 RANGE
THEN TURN COLDER ONCE AGAIN IN THE WAKE OF THAT COASTAL LOW.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ON A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW THIS AFTERNOON
WITH AREAS OF LIFR EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO AND IFR EAST OF LAKE ERIE.
WINDS WILL BACK A BIT MORE SOUTHERLY
AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING CLIPPER. THIS WILL RESULT IN LAKE EFFECT
SNOW DRIFTING NORTH THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY VEER
SOUTHWESTERLY JUST AHEAD OF THE CLIPPER EARLY THIS EVENING DRIVING
THE LAKE SNOWS BACK SOUTHWARD.

THE CLIPPER WILL PASS BY TONIGHT WITH LAKE ENHANCEMENT RESULTING
IN WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS AND IFR FOR A FEW HOURS DURING THE
EVENING.

AS FAR AS THE TERMINAL LOCATIONS...KBUF/KIAG WILL BE AFFECTED BY
LAKE EFFECT SNOWS THIS AFTERNOON AS THE ACTIVITY OFF ERIE LIFTS
NORTH WITH THE BACKING WINDS. KROC-KJHW WILL BE UNAFFECTED BY THE
LAKE EFFECT TODAY BUT AS THE CLIPPER PASSES BY AND WINDS SHIFT MORE
NORTHWESTERLY LAKE EFFECT WILL BECOME AN ISSUE FOR THESE LOCATIONS
TONIGHT. AT KART...VFR CONDS SHOULD PREVAIL WITH LITTLE LAKE EFFECT
SNOWS. CONDITIONS WILL LOWER TO MVFR AS CLIPPER CROSSES OVERNIGHT
AND LAKE ENHANCEMENT BECOMES AN ISSUE.

.OUTLOOK...
SUNDAY...MVFR/IFR SNOW SHOWERS.
MONDAY...VFR.
TUESDAY...MVFR IN LIGHT SNOW.
WEDNESDAY...MAINLY VFR.
THURSDAY...MVFR IN LIGHT SNOW AND LAKE SNOWS.

&&

.MARINE...
WINDS ACROSS LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING DUE A WEAK SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT.

A CLIPPER TYPE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS OVER THE EASTERN LAKES
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND THIS WILL FRESHEN WINDS ACROSS
BOTH LAKES.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.

&&

SYNOPSIS...LEVAN
NEAR TERM...TMA
SHORT TERM...TJP
LONG TERM...TJP
AVIATION...TMA
MARINE...TJP
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 5:02 AM EST, 10 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
502 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

NYZ001>003-007-008-010>014-019>021-085-231015-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
502 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE TEENS TODAY AS ARCTIC AIR REMAINS
ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE AREA. TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL COOL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS...WITH READINGS DIPPING TO ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO
EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO
15 ABOVE ZERO. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO
IN THE URBAN AREAS CLOSE TO THE LAKES...DOWN TO 25 TO 30 BELOW
ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. WIND
CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO...WITH VALUES
GOING DOWN TO 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. ADVISORIES
AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IN LATER FORECAST PACKAGES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ004>006-231015-
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
502 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH
CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR WILL SETTLE ACROSS THE AREA
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO
10 ABOVE ZERO. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO
...DOWN TO 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS EAST
OF LAKE ONTARIO. WIND CHILLS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL AVERAGE 10 TO 15
BELOW ZERO...WITH VALUES GOING DOWN TO 35 TO 40 BELOW ZERO EAST OF
LAKE ONTARIO. ADVISORIES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS WILL BE ISSUED IN
LATER FORECAST PACKAGES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LEZ020-040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-231015-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY-
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
502 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE
ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES...
AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 22, 10:00 AM EST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1000 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

NYZ001-010-221700-
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO
1000 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ERIE
COUNTY FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING. THIS SNOW BAND WILL PRODUCE
SNOWFALL RATES OF A ONE HALF TO AN INCH PER HOUR OVER METRO
BUFFALO AND AND NEARBY NORTHERN AND EASTERN SUBURBS. THE SNOW BAND
WILL SHIFT A BIT TO THE NORTH BY 11 AM TO NOON AND WILL BRING
MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY SNOW TO THE NORTHERN SUBURBS AND INTO
THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF NIAGARA COUNTY. VISIBILITY WILL BE LOWERED TO
UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES AND ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW COVERED AND
EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AS ROAD TREATMENTS WILL BE LESS EFFECTIVE WITH
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TEENS.
Special weather statement, Jan 22, 11:53 AM EST, 3 hours 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1153 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

NYZ001-010-221900-
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO
1153 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN ERIE
COUNTY AND EXTREME SOUTHERN NIAGARA COUNTY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
THE
BAND HAS WEAKENED SOMEWHAT, BUT ITS STILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
SNOWFALL OF A HALF INCH OR SO AN HOUR. THE BAND WILL CONTINUE TO
DRIFT NORTHWARD THROUGH 2 PM AND STEADLY WEAKEN. VISIBILITY WILL
BE LOWERED TO UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES AND ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW
COVERED AND EXTREMELY SLIPPERY AS ROAD TREATMENTS WILL BE LESS
EFFECTIVE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TEENS.
Special weather statement, Jan 22, 11:58 AM EST, 3 hours 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1158 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

NYZ005-006-221900-
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
1158 AM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

A
BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL OSWEGO AND WEST CENTRAL
LEWIS COUNTIES WILL BE DRIFTING VERY SLOWLY NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON, REACHING SOUTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY BY AROUND 2 PM. SNOW
WITHIN THE BAND WILL ACCUMULATE AN INCH OR MORE AN HOUR. LOCATIONS
SUCH AS OSWEGO, MEXICO AND ALTMAR COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4
INCHES BEFORE THE BAND MOVES TO THE NORTH OF THOSE LOCATIONS. THE
SNOW, COMBINED WITH WESTERLY WINDS GUSTING AT 20 TO 25 MPH, WILL
CREATE HARARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH GREATLY REDUCED
VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
Special weather statement, Jan 22, 1:31 PM EST, 1 hour 55 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
131 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

NYZ006-222045-
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
131 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN OSWEGO
COUNTY...GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM OSWEGO TO MEXICO...THROUGH
300 PM...BEFORE SLOWLY DRIFTING NORTH OF THE AREA. SNOWFALL RATES
UP TO 1 INCH PER HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THIS BAND. VISIBILITIES
WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES...AND WILL RESULT
IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW
DOWN AND BE AWARE OF SLIPPERY SPOTS ON THE ROADS.
Special weather statement, Jan 22, 2:58 PM EST, 28 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
258 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

NYZ006-222200-
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
258 PM EST SAT JAN 22 2011

A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW OVER NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY...GENERALLY
ALONG A LINE FROM THE NORTHERN PARTS OF OSWEGO...TO PULASKI...WILL
CONTINUE TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THROUGH 5PM. THIS BAND OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH OF OSWEGO BY 330PM...HOWEVER SNOW WILL
PERSIST ACROSS PULASKI THROUGH 5PM. SNOW WITHIN THIS BAND WILL
ACCUMULATE AT AROUND AN INCH PER HOUR. IN ADDITION TO THE
SNOW...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A HALF MILE AT TIMES...THE
RESULT OF BLOWING SNOW. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO SLOW DOWN AND BE
AWARE OF SLIPPERY SPOTS ON SNOW COVERED ROADS.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 21, 9:42 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF12 hr
Jan 22, 3:26 PM ESTWind Chill WatchBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego19 hr

Nearby

Wind Chill Advisories in New York, 2011Every wind chill advisory in 2011

Sources

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