Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm warning at Feb 13, 2014, 2:45 PM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Feb 13, 2014, 3:00 PM EST. It was in force for 22 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2014, 2:45 PM EST (19:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2014, 3:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2014, 12:47 PM EST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 169 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
037 WWUS41 KBUF 131945 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 245 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 NYZ006>008-140345- /O.UPG.KBUF.WW.Y.0013.140213T2100Z-140214T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0005.140213T2000Z-140214T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 245 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...SNOW...OCCASIONALLY HEAVY AT TIMES. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. 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. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ004-014-140345- /O.EXB.KBUF.WW.Y.0013.140213T2000Z-140214T1500Z/ WAYNE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...CANANDAIGUA 245 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS THIS AFTERNOON...3 TO 5 INCHES TONIGHT...AND LESS THAN AN INCH FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ005-140345- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0013.140213T2000Z-140214T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 245 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN AN INCH THIS AFTERNOON...3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...AND LESS THAN AN INCH FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ JJR
4 follow-up statements
216 WWUS41 KBUF 140225 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 925 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 NYZ006>008-141030- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 925 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 6 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND 1 TO 3 INCHES FRIDAY. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ004-005-014-141030- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T1500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...CANANDAIGUA 925 PM EST THU FEB 13 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...ACCUMULATING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ RSH
621 WWUS41 KBUF 140851 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 351 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 NYZ004-014-141000- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T1500Z/ WAYNE-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...CANANDAIGUA 351 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY THIS MORNING WITH AN INCH OR LESS OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ NYZ006>008-141700- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 351 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ005-141500- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 351 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ SMITH
058 WWUS41 KBUF 141143 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 643 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 NYZ005-141245- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140214T1500Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FAIR HAVEN 643 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS MORNING. $$ NYZ006>008-141800- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 643 AM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS MORNING THEN TAPERING OFF THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITIES...A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL WITH SLIPPERY...SNOW COVERED ROADWAYS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ SMITH
397 WWUS41 KBUF 141747 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1247 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 NYZ006>008-141900- /O.CAN.KBUF.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140214T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1247 PM EST FRI FEB 14 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. $$
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in New York, 2014Every winter storm warning in 2014
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.