Alert archive / New York / Wind Chill Watches in 2011
Wind Chill Watch 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill watch at Jan 22, 2011, 3:26 PM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Jan 23, 2011, 6:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
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, 6:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2011, 10:15 AM EST
- In force
- 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.
- 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
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 watch 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 watch 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 9:42 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 3:26 PM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 19 hr |
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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.