Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 11, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 3, 2012, 3:08 PM EST for 9 counties in New York. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 3, 2012, 3:08 PM EST (20:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2012, 7:31 PM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:08 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, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 703 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 109 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 207 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 213 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
334 WWUS71 KBUF 032008 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 308 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 NYZ004>006-008-040300- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0011.120303T2008Z-120304T0300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 308 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...DIMINISHING INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND LIMBS. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY INCLUDING MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. 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. && $$ NYZ012>014-020-021-040000- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0011.120303T2008Z-120304T0000Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 308 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...WYOMING...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...CATTARAUGUS...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES AND BRING DOWN SOME TREE LIMBS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001>003-010-011-019-085-040300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 308 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND LIMBS. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY INCLUDING MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. 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. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ007-040300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T0300Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 308 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND LIMBS. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY INCLUDING MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ APFFEL
2 follow-up statements
167 WWUS71 KBUF 032231 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 531 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 NYZ012>014-020-021-032345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120304T0000Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 531 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW THE SPEEDS NEEDED FOR AN ADVISORY...BUT GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ARE STILL LIKELY THIS EVENING. $$ NYZ001>003-010-011-019-085-040300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 531 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...THE NIAGARA FRONTIER AND GREATER ROCHESTER AREA. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND LIMBS. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY INCLUDING MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR GREATER AT ANY TIME. DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ007-040300- /O.CON.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T0300Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 531 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND LIMBS. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY INCLUDING MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. 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. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ004>006-008-040300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120304T0300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 531 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR LAKE ONTARIO. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN POWER OUTAGES AND BRING DOWN SOME TREES AND LIMBS. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY INCLUDING MINOR ROOF AND SIDING DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
860 WWUS71 KBUF 040031 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 731 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 NYZ001>003-007-010-011-019-085-040145- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120304T0300Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-JEFFERSON-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-CHAUTAUQUA- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... WATERTOWN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...JAMESTOWN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 731 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH THIS EVENING...BUT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ NYZ004>006-008-040145- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120304T0300Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 731 PM EST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST UP TO ABOUT 40 MPH THIS EVENING...BUT THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WIND GUSTS HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ TJP
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 10:14 AM EST | Lakeshore Flood Advisory | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 8 hr |
| Mar 3, 6:58 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 57 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New York, 2012Every wind advisory 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.