Alert archive / New York / Lake Effect Snow Watches in 2013
Lake Effect Snow Watch 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow watch at Jan 21, 2013, 4:55 AM EST for 6 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 22, 2013, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2013, 4:55 AM EST (09:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2013, 12:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2013, 4:02 AM EST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:00 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 00:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 111 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
- 9 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this lake effect snow watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this lake effect snow watch went out at Jan 21, 4:26 AM EST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 4:26 AM EST, 29 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 12:19 AM EST, 4 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1219 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 NYZ001>003-007-008-010-011-013-014-021-220530- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- 1219 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ040-041-LOZ042-043-062-063-SLZ022-024-220530- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 1219 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LOZ044-045-064-065-220530- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER-LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 1219 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ004>006-220530- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- 1219 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO AGAIN DEVELOP LATER MONDAY NIGHT AND THOUGH SOME MOVEMENT IS LIKELY AND AT TIMES WEAKENING TO THE SNOW BAND...THE SNOW BAND WILL REMAIN SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY REACH WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ019-020-085-220530- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- 1219 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE WILL AGAIN DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME MOVEMENT AND AT TIMES WEAKENING TO THE SNOW BAND...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY REACH WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF NYZ012-220530- WYOMING- 1219 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW OFF LAKE ERIE WILL AGAIN DEVELOP LATER MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THOUGH THERE WILL BE SOME MOVEMENT AND AT TIMES WEAKENING TO THE SNOW BAND...SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL LIKELY REACH WARNING CRITERIA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LEZ020-220530- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- 1219 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF LOZ030-220530- LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 1219 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WATCHES...WARNINGS...ADVISORIES... AND STATEMENTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BUFFALO CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 21, 12:35 AM EST, 4 hours 20 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1235 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 NYZ004>006-210745- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 1235 AM EST MON JAN 21 2013 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO OVERNIGHT... AN INTENSE BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO INCLUDING OSWEGO COUNTY AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF FULTON AND FAIR HAVEN. THESE AREAS WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE SNOWFALL RATES OF ONE TO POSSIBLY AS MUCH AS TWO INCHES PER HOUR THROUGH 3 AM. THE MOST INTENSE PORTION OF THE LAKE BAND HAS MOVED OUT OF WAYNE COUNTY...ALTHOUGH THE FAR NORTHERN PORTION OF THE TOWN OF WOLCOTT MAY CONTINUE TO RECEIVE HEAVY SNOW THROUGH 130 AM. THE SNOWFALL IN COMBINATION WITH WINDS GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AND PRODUCE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ON AREA ROADWAYS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. TMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 4:06 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 54 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:06 AM EST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | BUF | 48 hr | |
| Jan 21, 4:55 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Lewis and 6 more | 67 hr |
| Jan 21, 4:55 AM EST | Wind Chill Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara and 2 more | 52 hr |
Nearby
Lake Effect Snow Watches in New York, 2013Every lake effect snow watch in 2013
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.