Alert archive / New York / Freeze Warnings in 2012
Freeze Warning 13, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this freeze warning at Oct 12, 2012, 3:28 AM EDT for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Oct 12, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT. 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
- Oct 12, 2012, 3:28 AM EDT (07:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 12, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Oct 13, 2012, 8:59 AM EDT
- In force
- 13 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 07:32 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, 7.5 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
- 1852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 242 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 327 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
060 WWUS71 KBUF 120728 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 328 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 NYZ007-008-012-019>021-085-121530- /O.UPG.KBUF.FZ.A.0007.121013T0000Z-121013T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0013.121013T0000Z-121013T1400Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...WARSAW... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 328 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S WELL INLAND TO AROUND 30 CLOSER TO THE SHORES OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND BRING AN END TO THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WHO WISH TO KEEP SENSITIVE PLANTS ALIVE WILL NEED TO BRING THEM INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ NYZ001>006-010-011-013-014-121530- /O.UPG.KBUF.FZ.A.0007.121013T0300Z-121013T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0013.121013T0000Z-121013T1400Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA 328 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY...WESTERN FINGER LAKES...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...AND OSWEGO COUNTIES * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...MID TO UPPER 20S WELL INLAND TO AROUND 30 CLOSER TO THE SHORES OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND BRING AN END TO THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WHO WISH TO KEEP SENSITIVE PLANTS ALIVE WILL NEED TO BRING THEM INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
5 follow-up statements
992 WWUS71 KBUF 121437 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1037 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-122245- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0013.121013T0000Z-121013T1400Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1037 AM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...MID 20S WELL INLAND TO AROUND 30 CLOSER TO THE SHORES OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND BRING AN END TO THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WHO WISH TO KEEP SENSITIVE PLANTS ALIVE WILL NEED TO BRING THEM INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ APFFEL
718 WWUS71 KBUF 121933 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 333 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-130400- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0013.121013T0000Z-121013T1400Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 333 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S IN MOST LOCATIONS. LOWER TO MID 20S IN THE SOUTHERN TIER VALLEYS...AND LOWER 30S ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE SHORES. * IMPACTS...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THIS WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND BRING AN END TO THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WHO WISH TO KEEP SENSITIVE PLANTS ALIVE WILL NEED TO BRING THEM INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ APFFEL
495 WWUS71 KBUF 130203 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1003 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-131015- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121013T1400Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1003 PM EDT FRI OCT 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT SATURDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S IN MOST LOCATIONS. LOWER TO MID 20S IN THE SOUTHERN TIER VALLEYS...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. * IMPACTS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND BRING AN END TO THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WHO WISH TO KEEP SENSITIVE PLANTS ALIVE WILL NEED TO BRING THEM INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ TJP
633 WWUS71 KBUF 130748 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-131400- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121013T1400Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 348 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WILL KILL SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND BRING AN END TO THE GROWING SEASON. THOSE WHO WISH TO KEEP SENSITIVE PLANTS ALIVE WILL NEED TO BRING THEM INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
386 WWUS71 KBUF 131259 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 859 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-131400- /O.CAN.KBUF.FZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121013T1400Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 859 AM EDT SAT OCT 13 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. A HARD FREEZE WAS EXPERIENCED BY MANY AREAS EARLY THIS MORNING WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S. $$
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.