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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 17, 201216 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind warning at Jan 17, 2012, 9:57 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 17, 2012, 5:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr. 50 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jan 17, 2012, 9:57 AM EST (14:57 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 17, 2012, 5:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 18, 2012, 2:20 AM EST
In force
9 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 14:57 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jan 17, 5:33 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWestfield, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 5:34 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGPortland, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 5:40 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 59Barcelona, NYBARCELONA HARBOR
Jan 17, 5:40 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 68Barcelona, NYBARCELONA HARBOR
Jan 17, 5:41 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 71Dunkirk, NYLIGHTHOUSE
Jan 17, 5:43 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGFredonia, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 5:45 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGSheridan, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGBuffalo, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGPerrysburg, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:02 PM ESTTSTM WND DMG3 Ssw Eden, NYPOWERLINES DOWN ALONG US ROUTE 62
Jan 17, 6:04 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGDayton, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWest Seneca, NYPOWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:06 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 67Ny Buffalo Intl Arpt, NYASOS
Jan 17, 6:09 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGGowanda, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:15 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGAlden, NYROOF OFF GARAGE...BLOWN INTO A FIELD 100 FEET...8 NW ALDEN.
Jan 17, 6:17 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 601 N Dunkirk Muni Arpt, NYASOS
Jan 17, 6:20 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGDarien, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:20 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGPembroke, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:20 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Barcelona, NYBARCELONA HARBOR
Jan 17, 6:26 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGOakfield, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:29 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGBennington, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:34 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGJava Center, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:36 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWest Valley, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:39 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGArcade, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:39 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGYorkshire, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:40 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGByron, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:43 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGLe Roy, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:45 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGAlexander, NYTREES BLOWN DOWN.
Jan 17, 6:45 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGLe Roy, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN.
Jan 17, 6:47 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGSalamanca, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 6:51 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGCaledonia, NYMETAL SHED BLOWN OVER
Jan 17, 6:58 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGPerry, NYTREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
Jan 17, 7:00 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGLeicester, NYTREES DOWN
Jan 17, 7:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 69Dunkirk, NYLIGHTHOUSE
Jan 17, 7:04 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGMount Morris, NYTREES DOWN
Jan 17, 7:05 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGRushford, NYTREES DOWN
Jan 17, 7:09 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGHume, NYTREES DOWN
Jan 17, 7:10 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGRochester, NYTREES AND POWELINES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY
Jan 17, 7:11 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 59Rochester Intl Arpt, NYASOS
Jan 17, 7:25 PM ESTTSTM WND DMGWirt, NYTREES DOWN
Jan 17, 7:27 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Ny Buffalo Intl Arpt, NYASOS
Jan 17, 8:23 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 72Rochester Intl Arpt, NYASOS
Jan 17, 8:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 60Irondequoit, NYCOAST GUARD STATION
Jan 17, 10:29 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Fort Drum, NYASOS
Jan 17, 10:30 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGLocke, NYSCATTERED POWER OUTAGES
Jan 17, 10:36 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 62Oswego, NYCOAST GUARD
Jan 17, 10:43 PM ESTTSTM WND GST 59Oswego County Arpt, NYASOS
Jan 17, 10:43 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Oswego County Arpt, NYASOS
Jan 17, 11:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMGSummer Hill, NYNUMEROUS TREES DOWN.
Jan 17, 11:00 PM ESTNON-TSTM WND DMG2 Sw Oswego, NYMETEOROLOGICAL TOWER BLOWN OVER AT SUNY OSWEGO

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 3.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-01-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-01-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 218 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
479 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
64 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
218 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
321 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

528 
WWUS71 KBUF 171457
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
957 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

NYZ003>005-013-014-021-172300-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.120117T2300Z-120118T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.120118T0000Z-120118T1800Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE
957 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE BE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE LIMBS
  TO FALL...CAUSING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING
  ABOUT OF SMALL DEBRIS INCLUDING TRASH CANS. DRIVING CONDITIONS
  MAY ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-172300-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.120117T2300Z-120118T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.120117T2200Z-120118T1500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
957 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
EST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE LIMBS
  TO FALL...CAUSING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING
  ABOUT OF SMALL DEBRIS INCLUDING TRASH CANS. DRIVING CONDITIONS
  MAY ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NYZ006>008-172300-
/O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0004.120118T0100Z-120118T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0002.120118T0000Z-120118T1800Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
957 AM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATIONS...THE NORTH COUNTRY.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE LIMBS
  TO FALL...CAUSING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS BLOWING
  ABOUT OF SMALL DEBRIS INCLUDING TRASH CANS. DRIVING CONDITIONS
  MAY ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
845 
WWUS71 KBUF 172049
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
349 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-180500-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.120117T2200Z-120118T1500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
349 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ALL OF WESTERN NEW YORK.

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE 
  LIMBS TO FALL...CAUSING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS 
  BLOWING ABOUT OF SMALL DEBRIS INCLUDING TRASH CANS. DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NYZ003>008-013-014-021-180500-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.120118T0000Z-120118T1800Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-LIVINGSTON-
ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...
OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
WELLSVILLE
349 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE NORTH COUNTRY.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE 
  LIMBS TO FALL...CAUSING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS 
  BLOWING ABOUT OF SMALL DEBRIS INCLUDING TRASH CANS. DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

&&

$$
408 
WWUS71 KBUF 180334
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1034 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

NYZ003-004-013-014-021-181100-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120118T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0005.120118T0334Z-120118T1100Z/
MONROE-WAYNE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...WELLSVILLE
1034 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...GENESEE VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL AND CREATE
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-181100-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120118T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0005.120118T0334Z-120118T1100Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-
CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO...
BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
1034 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL AND CREATE
  ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NYZ005>008-181145-
/O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120118T1800Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...
LOWVILLE
1034 PM EST TUE JAN 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE NORTH COUNTRY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR TREE 
  LIMBS TO FALL...CAUSING SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AS WELL AS 
  BLOWING ABOUT OF SMALL DEBRIS INCLUDING TRASH CANS. DRIVING 
  CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER
AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE
POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO
WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS
OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

TMA
681 
WWUS71 KBUF 180720
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
220 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012

NYZ005>008-181200-
/O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120118T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.120118T0720Z-120118T1200Z/
NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...
LOWVILLE
220 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE NORTH COUNTRY.

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL...POSSIBLY
  RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY
  ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES.

&&

$$

NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-180830-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120118T1100Z/
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
220 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. HOWEVER...FREQUENT
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. 

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 17, 4:02 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WatchBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Lewis, Oswego, Wyoming11 hr
Jan 17, 4:05 AM ESTGale WarningBUF30 hr
Jan 17, 4:05 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF6 hr
Jan 17, 4:15 AM ESTWind AdvisoryBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more6 hr
Jan 17, 3:06 PM ESTLake Effect Snow AdvisoryBUFCattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Lewis, Oswego and 2 more19 hr
Jan 17, 5:04 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBUF41 min
Jan 17, 5:08 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFChautauqua37 min
Jan 17, 5:24 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningBUF51 min
Jan 17, 5:36 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming39 min
Jan 17, 5:42 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, Wyoming33 min
Jan 17, 6:11 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFErie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and 1 more34 min
Jan 17, 6:15 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Wyoming30 min
Jan 17, 6:43 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wyoming47 min
Jan 17, 6:45 PM ESTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Livingston, Wyoming45 min

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High Wind Warnings in New York, 2012Every high wind 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.