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Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 20, 2011Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 20, 2011, 3:03 PM EST for Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, New York. It took effect at Feb 20, 2011, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 20, 2011, 3:03 PM EST (20:03 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 20, 2011, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 21, 2011, 7:33 AM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 73 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-02-20Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2011-02-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -29 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
848 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
79 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
3 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.

016 
WWUS41 KBUF 202003
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
303 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

NYZ019>021-210415-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.110221T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0003.110221T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
303 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT.

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER.

* TIMING...TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
  MONDAY. 

* HAZARDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL 
  MIX IN NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS
  OVER THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS CLOSER TO THE PENNSYLVANIA LINE.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST 
  ON MONDAY. 

* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS
  ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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>003-010>014-085-210415-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.110221T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
303 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY...AND WESTERN 
  FINGER LAKES. 

* TIMING...TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW FROM ABOUT 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
  6 AM MONDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AND LESSER
  AMOUNTS NEARER LAKE ONTARIO.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND
  MONDAY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH NEAR LAKE ONTARIO MONDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.

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>006-210415-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.110221T0300Z-110221T1600Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
303 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM EST MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...ENTIRE REGION.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. HEAVIEST SNOW FROM AROUND
  MIDNIGHT TO DAYBREAK MONDAY.

* HAZARDS...MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN
  SECTIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND
  MONDAY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH NEAR LAKE ONTARIO.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.

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
3 follow-up statements
563 
WWUS41 KBUF 210234
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
934 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

NYZ019>021-211100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
934 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
MONDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
  SNOW FALLING BEFORE 7 AM MONDAY.

* HAZARDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW. SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY
  ALSO MIX IN NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE LINE.

* ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT BECOMING NORTHEAST 10
  TO 20 MPH ON MONDAY.

* VISIBILITIES...DOWN TO A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS 
  ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU
SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE
EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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>003-010>014-085-211100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
934 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY...AND WESTERN 
  FINGER LAKES. 

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH THE HEAVIEST
  SNOW FALLING BEFORE 7 AM MONDAY.

* HAZARDS...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AND LESSER
  AMOUNTS NEARER LAKE ONTARIO.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND 
  MONDAY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH NEAR LAKE ONTARIO MONDAY. 

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.

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>006-211100-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.110221T0300Z-110221T1600Z/
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
934 PM EST SUN FEB 20 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
MONDAY...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST
MONDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE EASTERN FINGER LAKES AND OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING....WITH THE HEAVIEST
  SNOW FALLING BEFORE 7 AM MONDAY.

* HAZARDS...MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS OVER SOUTHERN
  SECTIONS.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND 
  MONDAY. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. 

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...
SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT
THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.

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.

&&

$$

JJR
923 
WWUS41 KBUF 210836
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
336 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011

NYZ001>006-210945-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO
336 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO EARLY
THIS MORNING...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

NYZ019>021-211600-
/O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
336 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. 

* ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR THROUGH
  DAYBREAK. STORM TOTAL OF 7 TO 10 INCHES.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN HEAVIER SNOW.

* IMPACTS...VERY DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED
  ROADS ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. IMPROVING BY MID TO
  LATE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF
YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN
ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION
IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ010>014-085-211600-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
336 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS
MORNING. 

* LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN FINGER
  LAKES ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY. 

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* HAZARDS...MODERATE SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 7 INCHES...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS
  THE HIGHER TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE THRUWAY.

* WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH NEAR LAKE
  ONTARIO.

* VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A HALF MILE DURING HEAVIER SNOWFALL.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF
WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW. WHILE THE WEATHER
WILL BE SIGNIFICANT THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER
WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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
089 
WWUS41 KBUF 211233
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
733 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011

NYZ019>021-211345-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE
733 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

NYZ010>014-085-211345-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110221T1600Z/
NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
733 AM EST MON FEB 21 2011

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY. 

SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS
WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH...THEREFORE THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

$$

HITCHCOCK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 19, 9:55 PM ESTWinter Storm WatchBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Ontario and 1 more6 hr
Feb 19, 9:56 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF12 hr
Feb 20, 4:06 AM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 8 more27 hr
Feb 20, 2:54 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF43 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.