Alert archive / New York / Frost Advisories in 2014
Frost Advisory 3, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this frost advisory at May 17, 2014, 2:47 PM EDT for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at May 18, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 17, 2014, 2:47 PM EDT (18:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 18, 2014, 2:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 18, 2014, 7:40 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:48 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, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 982 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -87 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
801 WWUS71 KBUF 171847 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 247 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014 NYZ012-019>021-085-180300- /O.NEW.KBUF.FR.Y.0003.140518T0600Z-140518T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 247 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER...WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. MAINLY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS AND OPEN AREAS. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST COULD DAMAGE TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO, POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ NYZ007-008-180300- /O.NEW.KBUF.FR.Y.0003.140518T0600Z-140518T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 247 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...LOWER TO MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST COULD DAMAGE TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO, POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ APFFEL
3 follow-up statements
200 WWUS71 KBUF 180243 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1043 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014 NYZ012-019>021-085-181045- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0003.140518T0600Z-140518T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1043 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. MAINLY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS AND OPEN AREAS. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST COULD DAMAGE TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ NYZ007-008-181045- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0003.140518T0600Z-140518T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1043 PM EDT SAT MAY 17 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...OVERNIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST COULD DAMAGE TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ RSH
463 WWUS71 KBUF 180840 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 440 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014 NYZ012-019>021-085-181200- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140518T1200Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 440 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER...INCLUDING WYOMING AND SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. MAINLY IN VALLEY LOCATIONS AND OPEN AREAS. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST COULD DAMAGE TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$ NYZ007-008-181200- /O.CON.KBUF.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140518T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 440 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 30S. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF FROST COULD DAMAGE TENDER VEGETATION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN FROST IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP DURING THE GROWING SEASON. IF YOU ARE IN THE ADVISORY AREA YOU SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. ALSO... POTTED PLANTS NORMALLY LEFT OUTDOORS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE AWAY FROM THE COLD. && $$
698 WWUS71 KBUF 181140 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 740 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014 NYZ007-008-012-019>021-085-181245- /O.CAN.KBUF.FR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140518T1200Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...WARSAW... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 740 AM EDT SUN MAY 18 2014 ...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE FROST ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. $$ REYNOLDS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 7:06 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BUF | Monroe | 18 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.