Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2011, 1:26 PM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 25, 2011, 3:00 AM EST. It was in force for 14 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 24, 2011, 1:26 PM EST (18:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2011, 3:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 5:05 PM EST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:28 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, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 87 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
- 795 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 272 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
389 WWUS41 KBUF 241826 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 126 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-250230- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.110225T0900Z-110225T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110225T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 126 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...GREATEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW. INCREASING BLOWING SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE 20S. * IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES. COMMUTE. 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. && $$ NYZ005>008-250230- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0003.110225T0900Z-110225T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0004.110225T1100Z-110226T0200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 126 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES...LEAST OVER ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE 20S. * IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACTS ON BOTH MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ WCH/SFM
6 follow-up statements
518 WWUS41 KBUF 242042 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 342 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-250445- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110225T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 342 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...GREATEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW. INCREASING BLOWING SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE 20S. * IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES. 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. && $$ NYZ005>008-250445- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0004.110225T1100Z-110226T0200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 342 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES...LEAST OVER ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...TO NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE 20S. * IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACTS ON BOTH MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ SFM
051 WWUS41 KBUF 250315 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1015 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-251115- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0004.110225T0800Z-110225T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1015 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...6 TO 10 INCHES...GREATEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW. INCREASING BLOWING SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE 20S. * IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES. 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. && $$ NYZ005>008-251115- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0004.110225T1100Z-110226T0200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 1015 PM EST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 6 TO 10 INCHES...LEAST OVER ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE 20S. * IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACTS ON BOTH MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ RSH
886 WWUS41 KBUF 250821 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 321 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-251630- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 321 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES...GREATEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW. INCREASING BLOWING SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE 20S. * IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACT ON BOTH MORNING AND AFTERNOON COMMUTES. 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. && $$ NYZ005>008-251630- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0004.110225T1100Z-110226T0200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 321 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY WET SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...POTENTIAL FOR 4 TO 8 INCHES...LEAST OVER ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVIER SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...NEAR FREEZING AT FIRST...FALLING SLOWLY INTO THE 20S. * IMPACTS...MAJOR IMPACTS ON AFTERNOON COMMUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
821 WWUS41 KBUF 251435 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 935 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 NYZ005>008-252245- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T0200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 935 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. 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. && $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-252200- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 935 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...NEAR ONE QUARTER MILE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TEMPERATURES...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ LEVAN
111 WWUS41 KBUF 252046 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 346 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-252200- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110225T2200Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 346 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVIER ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA. LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS EVENING WITH AN ACCUMULATION OF ABOUT AN INCH. $$ NYZ005>008-260200- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T0200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 346 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EST THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CENTRAL AND NORTHERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS 6 TO 10 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTH WIND 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST. GUSTS TO 30 MPH EARLY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITIES...ONE HALF TO ONE MILE POSSIBLE IN MODERATE SNOW. * TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 20S EARLY THIS EVENING...FALLING THROUGH THE 20S. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO SNOW COVERED ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE... OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
954 WWUS41 KBUF 252205 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 505 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 NYZ005>008-252315- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110226T0200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 505 PM EST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW IS RAPIDLY TAPERING OFF LATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN AN INCH...THEREFORE THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ HITCHCOCK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 3:47 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 39 hr |
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Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2011Every winter storm warning 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.