Alert archive / New York / Frost Advisories in 2012
Frost Advisory 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this frost advisory at Sep 19, 2012, 3:33 AM EDT for Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Lewis County, New York. It took effect at Sep 20, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2012, 3:33 AM EDT (07:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 20, 2012, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Sep 20, 2012, 7:35 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 112 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:37 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, 7.6 hours before the alert went out and 109 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
- 759 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 69 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
017 WWUS71 KBUF 190733 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 333 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 NYZ008-191545- /O.NEW.KBUF.FR.Y.0007.120920T0600Z-120920T1200Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 333 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 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. && $$ THOMAS
5 follow-up statements
023 WWUS71 KBUF 191522 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1122 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 NYZ008-192330- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0007.120920T0600Z-120920T1200Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1122 AM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ SMITH
865 WWUS71 KBUF 191857 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 257 PM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 NYZ020-021-200300- /O.EXA.KBUF.FR.Y.0007.120920T0600Z-120920T1200Z/ CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 257 PM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES * TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST OVERNIGHT 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. && $$ NYZ008-200300- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0007.120920T0600Z-120920T1200Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 257 PM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST OVERNIGHT WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ SMITH
257 WWUS71 KBUF 200155 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 955 PM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 NYZ008-201000- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0007.120920T0600Z-120920T1200Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 955 PM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. COLDEST TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST OVERNIGHT 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. && $$ NYZ020-021-201000- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0007.120920T0600Z-120920T1200Z/ CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 955 PM EDT WED SEP 19 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. COLDEST TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE SHELTERED DEEP VALLEYS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...MID 30S IN THE COLDEST VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST OVERNIGHT WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ HITCHCOCK/SMITH
811 WWUS71 KBUF 200738 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 338 AM EDT THU SEP 20 2012 NYZ008-201200- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120920T1200Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 338 AM EDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. COLDEST TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND WESTERN FOOTHILLS OF THE ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST OVERNIGHT 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. && $$ NYZ020-021-201200- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120920T1200Z/ CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 338 AM EDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. COLDEST TEMPERATURES EXPECTED IN THE SHELTERED DEEP VALLEYS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S IN THE COLDEST VALLEYS. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST OVERNIGHT WILL DAMAGE UNPROTECTED CROPS AND TENDER VEGETATION. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF LEFT UNCOVERED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ THOMAS
492 WWUS71 KBUF 201135 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 735 AM EDT THU SEP 20 2012 NYZ008-020-021-201245- /O.CAN.KBUF.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120920T1200Z/ LEWIS-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LOWVILLE...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 735 AM EDT THU SEP 20 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE RISING SUN. $$ THOMAS
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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.