Alert archive / New York / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 6, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this high wind warning at Dec 20, 2012, 10:12 AM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr. 4 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
- Dec 20, 2012, 10:12 AM EST (15:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 8:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 21, 2012, 7:10 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Croghan, NY | LEWIS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE REPORTED TREES DOWN FROM A COMBINATION OF HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY WET SNOW. |
| Dec 21, 2:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Lorraine, NY | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Dec 21, 2:00 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Mannsville, NY | NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Dec 21, 2:15 AM EST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Watertown, NY | TREES DOWN AND SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 854 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
131 WWUS71 KBUF 201512 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1012 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ006-007-202300- /O.UPG.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121221T0300Z-121221T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0006.121221T0100Z-121221T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN 1012 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS DOWNWIND OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE 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. && $$ NYZ008-202300- /O.NEW.KBUF.HW.W.0006.121221T0100Z-121221T1700Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1012 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ019-085-202300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121220T1800Z-121221T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1012 AM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY CORRIDOR. 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. && $$ JJR
5 follow-up statements
096 WWUS71 KBUF 201810 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 110 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ006>008-210400- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0006.121221T0100Z-121221T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 110 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS DOWNWIND OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ012>014-020-021-210400- /O.EXB.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121220T2300Z-121221T1000Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 110 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND THE FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE 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. && $$ NYZ019-085-210400- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 110 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. * TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY CORRIDOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ JJR
509 WWUS71 KBUF 202110 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 410 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ006>008-210515- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0006.121221T0100Z-121221T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 410 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS DOWNWIND OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE 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. && $$ NYZ019-085-210515- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 410 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM JUST DOWNWIND OF THE CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE TO THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE. * TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY CORRIDOR. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ012>014-020-021-210515- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.121220T2300Z-121221T1000Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 410 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND THE FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE 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. && $$ JJR
387 WWUS71 KBUF 210349 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1049 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 NYZ019-085-210500- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1049 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WHILE WINDS WILL GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH THROUGH 1 AM...THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS HAS ENDED. $$ NYZ006>008-211200- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121221T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1049 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS DOWNWIND OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE 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. && $$ NYZ012>014-020-021-211000- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T1000Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1049 PM EST THU DEC 20 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...INTERIOR SECTIONS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND THE FINGER LAKES. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ RSH
621 WWUS71 KBUF 210907 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 NYZ012>014-020-021-211015- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-121221T1000Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ NYZ006>008-211700- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121221T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 407 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AREAS DOWNWIND OF THE TUG HILL PLATEAU...AND IN THE BLACK RIVER VALLEY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...RESULTING IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO HANDLE HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
031 WWUS71 KBUF 211210 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 710 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 NYZ006>008-211315- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121221T1700Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 710 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 1:08 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson and 3 more | 50 hr |
| Dec 20, 1:08 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Cayuga, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston and 6 more | 50 hr |
| Dec 20, 3:34 PM EST | Gale Watch | BUF | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 3:34 PM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 54 hr |
Nearby
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.