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Lake Effect Snow Watch 3, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 30, 2013Cayuga County, Wayne County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow watch at Jan 30, 2013, 3:24 PM EST for Cayuga County, Wayne County, New York. It took effect at Jan 31, 2013, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 30, 2013, 3:24 PM EST (20:24 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 31, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
Expired: Jan 31, 2013, 4:20 AM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Cayuga County, NY, Wayne County, NY

The radar

The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:25 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 12:00Z, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 157 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 1330 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 371 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 382 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 30, 12:50 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 12:50 PM EST, 2 hours 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 12:49 PM EST, 2 hours 35 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 30, 10:02 AM EST, 5 hours 22 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1002 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-301600-
CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS
NY-WYOMING NY-
1002 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO ACCOMPANY LINE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING...

* AT 954 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A SHOWERS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE
  SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES WEST OF
  LEWISTON TO 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLYMER...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCLUDE...
  YOUNGSTOWN AND WESTFIELD...
  FRENCH CREEK AND LEWISTON...
  RANSOMVILLE AND CLYMER...
  SANBORN AND GRAND ISLAND...
  WILSON AND NORTH TONAWANDA...
  OLCOTT AND PENDLETON...
  NEWFANE AND DERBY...
  GASPORT AND GERRY...

THE SHOWERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AS THEY
CROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING.

LAT...LON 4199 7976 4227 7977 4242 7946 4250 7935
      4256 7916 4269 7906 4279 7886 4294 7892
      4299 7903 4306 7901 4307 7908 4326 7908
      4338 7854 4338 7805 4200 7890

TJP

Special weather statement, Jan 30, 10:09 AM EST, 5 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1009 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-301615-
CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-GENESEE NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS
NY-WYOMING NY-
1009 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...STRONG WIND GUSTS TO ACCOMPANY LINE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING...

* AT 954 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A LINE OF SHOWERS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
  THE SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES
  WEST OF LEWISTON TO 23 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CLYMER...MOVING EAST
  AT 40 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY INCLUDE...
  YOUNGSTOWN AND WESTFIELD... FRENCH CREEK AND LEWISTON...
  RANSOMVILLE AND CLYMER... SANBORN AND GRAND ISLAND... WILSON AND
  NORTH TONAWANDA... OLCOTT AND PENDLETON... NEWFANE AND DERBY...
  GASPORT AND GERRY...

THE SHOWERS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE DAMAGING WINDS AS THEY
CROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING.

LAT...LON 4199 7976 4227 7977 4242 7946 4250 7935
      4256 7916 4269 7906 4279 7886 4294 7892
      4299 7903 4306 7901 4307 7908 4326 7908
      4338 7854 4338 7805 4200 7890

TJP

Special weather statement, Jan 30, 11:09 AM EST, 4 hours 15 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1109 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

NYZ001>004-010>014-019>021-085-301700-
ALLEGANY NY-CATTARAUGUS NY-CHAUTAUQUA NY-ERIE NY-GENESEE
NY-LIVINGSTON NY-MONROE NY-NIAGARA NY-ONTARIO NY-ORLEANS NY-WAYNE
NY-WYOMING NY-
1109 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...GUSTY WINDS TO ACCOMPANY LINE OF SHOWERS THIS MORNING...

* AT 1103 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LINE OF SHOWERS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
  MPH. THE SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM
  WATERPORT TO WALES CENTER TO 15 MILES WEST OF ALLEGANY PARK...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. A BURST OF HEAVY RAIN WILL ACCOMPANY
  THE GUSTS WINDS.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE GUSTY WINDS MAY INCLUDE...
  ALBION...
  SALAMANCA AND BATAVIA...
  BROCKPORT...
  HILTON...
  OLEAN...
  GREECE AND GATES-NORTH GATES...
  ROCHESTER AND GENESEO...
  EAST ROCHESTER AND WEBSTER...

LAT...LON 4200 7920 4276 7866 4338 7837 4338 7808
      4335 7776 4324 7755 4328 7735 4328 7728
      4276 7753 4253 7769 4253 7771 4251 7771
      4200 7808

TJP

Special weather statement, Jan 30, 11:32 AM EST, 3 hours 52 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1132 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

NYZ010-301745-
NORTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BUFFALO
1132 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

...LOCALLY DENSE FOG ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORE...

A SMALL AREA OF DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY ALONG THE
LAKE ERIE SHORE IN DOWNTOWN BUFFALO AND ALSO ALONG THE NIAGARA
RIVER AS VERY WARM AND MOIST AIR CROSSES THE COLD LAKE WATERS.
THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE IN A FEW
LOCATIONS...INCLUDING THE SKYWAY AND PORTIONS OF INTERSTATE 190.
MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
VISIBILITY.

HITCHCOCK

Local storm report, Jan 30, 11:33 AM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1133 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1010 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 1 NW BARCELONA          42.35N  79.59W
01/30/2013  M47 MPH          LEZ040             NY   C-MAN STATION

            BARCELONA HARBOR

1013 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 1 NW DUNKIRK            42.50N  79.35W
01/30/2013  M51 MPH          LEZ041             NY   C-MAN STATION

            DUNKIRK LIGHTHOUSE

&&

EVENT NUMBER BUF1300049
EVENT NUMBER BUF1300050

TJP

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 30, 3:58 AM EST	Gale Warning	BUF		47 hr
Jan 30, 4:27 AM EST	Flood Watch	BUF	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Jefferson, Lewis and 4 more	27 hr
Jan 30, 9:20 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie	55 min
Jan 30, 9:47 AM EST	Special Marine Warning	BUF		88 min
Jan 30, 10:02 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans	58 min
Jan 30, 10:09 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara, Orleans	66 min
Jan 30, 11:09 AM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans and 1 more	51 min
Jan 30, 12:47 PM EST	High Wind Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Jefferson and 6 more	27 hr
Jan 30, 12:47 PM EST	Wind Advisory	BUF	Wyoming	27 hr
Jan 30, 12:48 PM EST	Lake Effect Snow Warning	BUF	Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson and 5 more	3 days
Jan 30, 12:48 PM EST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	BUF	Erie, Jefferson, Wyoming	16 hr

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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.