Alert archive / New York / Wind Chill Advisories in 2011
Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 10, 2011, 3:23 PM EST for 5 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 11, 2011, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2011, 3:23 PM EST (20:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2011, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2011, 7:00 AM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:27 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 53 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
- 1051 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
677 WWUS41 KBUF 102023 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 323 PM EST THU FEB 10 2011 NYZ006-102130- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110210T2300Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 323 PM EST THU FEB 10 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. THE STEADY LAKE SNOWS HAVE MOVED NORTH...OUT OF THE COUNTY. $$ NYZ007-008-110430- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110211T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 323 PM EST THU FEB 10 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON...LEWIS...AND OSWEGO COUNTIES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL AND PORTIONS OF OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY. A BAND OF LAKE SNOW WILL BE FOUND GENERALLY NORTH OF THE TUG HILL. THIS BAND COULD BREAK DOWN INTO MULTIPLE BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN ABOUT 20 MILES OF THE LAKE. LESS IMPRESSIVE AMOUNTS WILL BE FOUND FURTHER INLAND. FRESH SNOWFALL OVERNIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OVER CENTRAL JEFFERSON COUNTY TO 4 TO 7 INCHES OVER NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AVERAGING 10 TO 15 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 81 FROM ADAMS NORTH TO WATERTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-110430- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0004.110211T0500Z-110211T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 323 PM EST THU FEB 10 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING CHAUTAUQUA... CATTARAUGUS...ALLEGANY...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...15 TO AS LOW AS 20 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG 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. && $$ RSH
3 follow-up statements
992 WWUS41 KBUF 110336 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1036 PM EST THU FEB 10 2011 NYZ007-008-111145- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110211T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1036 PM EST THU FEB 10 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES. SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AVERAGING 15 TO 25 MPH PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AT TIMES WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 81 FROM ADAMS NORTH TO WATERTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-111145- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0004.110211T0500Z-110211T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1036 PM EST THU FEB 10 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING CHAUTAUQUA... CATTARAUGUS...ALLEGANY...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG 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. && $$ TMA
031 WWUS41 KBUF 110809 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 309 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 NYZ007-008-111615- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110211T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 309 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. STORM TOTALS UP TO A FOOT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AVERAGING 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 81 FROM ADAMS NORTH TO WATERTOWN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012-019>021-085-111200- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110211T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 309 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. * LOCATIONS...THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING CHAUTAUQUA... CATTARAUGUS...ALLEGANY...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM FRIDAY MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG 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. && $$ SFM
414 WWUS41 KBUF 111207 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 707 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 NYZ012-019>021-085-111315- /O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110211T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 707 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ NYZ007-008-111800- /O.CON.KBUF.LE.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110211T1800Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 707 AM EST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 4 INCHES. STORM TOTALS UP TO A FOOT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST AVERAGING 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY...INCLUDING INTERSTATE 81 IN THE WATERTOWN AREA. 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. 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. && $$
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in New York, 2011Every wind chill 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.