Alert archive / New York / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 11, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this freeze warning at Oct 7, 2012, 10:38 PM EDT for Allegany County, New York. It took effect at Oct 8, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Oct 7, 2012, 10:38 PM EDT (02:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 8, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 8, 2012, 4:16 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Allegany County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:40 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 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 1203 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
982 WWUS71 KBUF 080238 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1038 PM EDT SUN OCT 7 2012 NYZ021-081045- /O.UPG.KBUF.FR.Y.0009.121008T0600Z-121008T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0011.121008T0400Z-121008T1300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 1038 PM EDT SUN OCT 7 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY. THE FROST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION WILL FREEZE. THIS MAY DAMAGE OUTDOOR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ020-081045- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0009.121008T0600Z-121008T1300Z/ CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OLEAN 1038 PM EDT SUN OCT 7 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CATTARAUGUS COUNTY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ NYZ002-003-011>014-081045- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0009.121008T0600Z-121008T1300Z/ ORLEANS-MONROE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 1038 PM EDT SUN OCT 7 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...WYOMING... GENESEE...AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. MAINLY IN RURAL AREAS WELL INLAND FROM THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ NYZ007-008-081045- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0009.121008T0600Z-121008T1300Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1038 PM EDT SUN OCT 7 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ SMITH
1 follow-up statement
385 WWUS71 KBUF 080816 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 416 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012 NYZ021-081630- /O.CAN.KBUF.FZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-121008T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.A.0006.121009T0600Z-121009T1200Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 416 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...AROUND 30. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION COULD FREEZE. THIS MAY DAMAGE OR KILL OUTDOOR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NYZ007-008-011>014-020-081630- /O.CAN.KBUF.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121008T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.A.0006.121009T0600Z-121009T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BATAVIA... WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...OLEAN 416 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THE FROST ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION COULD FREEZE. THIS MAY DAMAGE OR KILL OUTDOOR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NYZ002-003-080930- /O.CAN.KBUF.FR.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-121008T1300Z/ ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 416 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY. $$ NYZ019-085-081630- /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.A.0006.121009T0600Z-121009T1200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 416 AM EDT MON OCT 8 2012 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR SECTIONS OF CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN EIRE COUNTIES. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION COULD FREEZE. THIS MAY DAMAGE OR KILL OUTDOOR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 4:16 AM EDT | Freeze Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:14 PM EDT | Frost Advisory | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Livingston, Ontario and 1 more | 18 hr |
| Oct 8, 3:14 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Lewis | 18 hr |
Nearby
Freeze Warnings in New York, 2012Every freeze warning in 2012
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.