Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Jan 17, 2012, 10:34 PM EST for 12 counties in New York. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2012, 10:34 PM EST (03:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 2:20 AM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:39 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 3.6 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 488 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 78 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 104 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ TMA
1 follow-up statement
681 WWUS71 KBUF 180720 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 220 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 NYZ005>008-181200- /O.CAN.KBUF.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120118T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.120118T0720Z-120118T1200Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN... LOWVILLE 220 AM EST WED JAN 18 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK AND THE NORTH COUNTRY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO FALL...POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CONDITIONS MAY ALSO BE HAZARDOUS...PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 7:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany, Ontario, Wayne | 46 min |
| Jan 17, 7:55 PM EST | Lakeshore Flood Warning | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 3 hr |
| Jan 17, 9:55 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 18 hr | |
| Jan 18, 2:20 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 4 hr |
| Jan 18, 4:03 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 45 hr |
Nearby
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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.