Alert archive / New York / Hard Freeze Warnings in 2012
Hard Freeze Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this hard freeze warning at Apr 29, 2012, 12:37 PM EDT for 6 counties in New York. It took effect at Apr 30, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 29, 2012, 12:37 PM EDT (16:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2012, 12:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2012, 8:44 AM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:37 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 12:00Z, 4.6 hours before the alert went out and 153 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
- 2168 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 96 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
688 WWUS71 KBUF 291637 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1237 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 NYZ005>008-020-021-300045- /O.NEW.KBUF.HZ.W.0002.120430T0400Z-120430T1300Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1237 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...AREAS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO AS WELL AS INLAND VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT MONDAY THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-019-085-300045- /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0010.120430T0400Z-120430T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1237 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK * TIMING...MIDNIGHT MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S...WITH UPPER 20S WELL INLAND. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
3 follow-up statements
777 WWUS71 KBUF 291954 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 354 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 NYZ005>008-020-021-300400- /O.CON.KBUF.HZ.W.0002.120430T0400Z-120430T1300Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 354 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO AS WELL AS INLAND VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT MONDAY THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 20S. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-019-085-300400- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0010.120430T0400Z-120430T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 354 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK * TIMING...MIDNIGHT MONDAY THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 30S TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
203 WWUS71 KBUF 300232 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1032 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 NYZ005>008-020-021-301045- /O.CON.KBUF.HZ.W.0002.120430T0400Z-120430T1300Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1032 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...AREAS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO AS WELL AS INLAND VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-019-085-301045- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0010.120430T0400Z-120430T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1032 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EDT MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY. * TEMPERATURES...UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. * IMPACTS...DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNED AREA YOU SHOULD PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ THOMAS
916 WWUS71 KBUF 301244 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 844 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 NYZ005>008-020-021-301345- /O.CAN.KBUF.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120430T1300Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 844 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HARD FREEZE WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA. $$ NYZ001>004-010>014-019-085-301345- /O.CAN.KBUF.FZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-120430T1300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 844 AM EDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FREEZE WARNING. TEMPAERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 12:37 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara and 4 more | 20 hr |
Nearby
Hard Freeze Warnings in New York, 2012Every hard 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.