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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 1, 2015Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jan 1, 2015, 8:51 PM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2015, 8:51 PM EST (01:51 UTC)
Expired
Jan 1, 2015, 9:45 PM EST
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 213 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2015-01-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2015-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 384 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
2055 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
98 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
384 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
425 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jan 1, 7:15 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 7:15 PM EST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jan 1, 3:37 PM EST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
337 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015

NYZ007-008-012200-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-
337 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA EARLY THIS
EVENING...

* AT 329 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  BROAD LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO
  ONE INCH PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A MILE OR LESS. THIS BROAD LAKE
  EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  WATERTOWN...
  CLAYTON...
  CALCIUM...
  FORT DRUM...
  ADAMS...
  CARTHAGE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 40 AND 52.

* IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH THE INTENSE COLD TO
  PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. WATCH OUT FOR SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS...BE
ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4422 7544 4421 7543 4396 7559 4375 7601
      4369 7621 4386 7631 4391 7637 4388 7645
      4393 7641 4387 7630 4390 7614 4398 7622
      4396 7629 4411 7638 4420 7629 4423 7613
      4424 7615 4436 7600 4440 7584

REYNOLDS
Special weather statement, Jan 1, 5:04 PM EST, 3 hours 47 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
504 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015

NYZ006>008-012330-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
504 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS
EVENING...

* AT 454 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO
  ONE INCH PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A HALF MILE OR LESS. THIS
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY AND EXTREME
  NORTHERN LEWIS COUNTY.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  ADAMS...
  BARNES CORNERS...
  WATERTOWN...
  CLAYTON...
  CALCIUM...
  FORT DRUM...
  CARTHAGE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 38 AND 52.

* IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE
  WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. WATCH OUT FOR SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS...BE
ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4411 7518 4410 7518 4360 7621 4380 7624
      4391 7637 4388 7645 4393 7641 4387 7630
      4391 7622 4390 7614 4398 7622 4396 7629
      4405 7631 4411 7638 4420 7629 4419 7624
      4424 7612 4426 7617 4430 7614 4440 7585

REYNOLDS
Special weather statement, Jan 1, 6:35 PM EST, 2 hours 16 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
635 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015

NYZ006>008-020030-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
635 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA THIS
EVENING...

* AT 618 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO
  ONE INCH PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A MILE OR LESS. THIS
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED OVER JEFFERSON COUNTY AND EXTREME
  NORTHERN OSWEGO AND LEWIS COUNTIES.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  WATERTOWN...
  BARNES CORNERS...
  CALCIUM...
  FORT DRUM...
  CARTHAGE...
  WEST CARTHAGE...
  INDIAN RIVER...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 37 AND 49.

* IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO PRODUCE
  WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA...SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME TO
REACH YOUR DESTINATION. WATCH OUT FOR SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS...BE
ALERT FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4350 7628 4353 7629 4354 7624 4358 7621
      4380 7624 4391 7637 4388 7645 4390 7645
      4393 7637 4387 7630 4390 7620 4389 7620
      4387 7621 4392 7614 4398 7622 4396 7629
      4406 7633 4433 7568 4410 7516 4399 7516

REYNOLDS
Special weather statement, Jan 1, 8:51 PM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
851 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015

NYZ006>008-020245-
JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-
851 PM EST THU JAN 1 2015

...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...

* AT 836 PM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND COMBINING WITH A MORE BROAD COVERAGE OF
  LIGHT SNOW. THIS SNOW COVERS MUCH OF SOUTHERN JEFFERSON...NORTHERN
  OSWEGO AND MOST OF LEWIS COUNTIES. EXPECT A COATING TO AN INCH OR
  TWO OF NEW SNOW BEFORE THE SNOW WEAKENS AFTER 11 PM.

* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
  ADAMS...
  SALMON RIVER RESERVOIR AND WATERTOWN...
  REDFIELD...
  BARNES CORNERS...
  FORT DRUM...
  PULASKI...
  PARISH...
  MEXICO...
  OSWEGO...
  LOWVILLE...

THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 33 AND 48.

DRIVING WITHIN THIS SNOW BAND WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES WITH SNOW
COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADWAYS. IF TRAVELING ACROSS THE AREA SLOW DOWN
AND BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING ROAD AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

LAT...LON 4342 7553 4348 7581 4338 7586 4336 7661
      4346 7657 4358 7621 4378 7623 4392 7636
      4389 7641 4393 7640 4390 7620 4387 7621
      4392 7614 4396 7630 4407 7634 4421 7540
      4411 7518 4361 7511

HIBBERT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 10:54 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis, Oswego51 min
Jan 1, 11:21 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua84 min
Jan 2, 6:56 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego79 min
Jan 2, 8:19 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego, Wayne56 min
Jan 2, 9:38 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego, Wayne82 min
Jan 2, 3:20 PM ESTWinter Weather AdvisoryBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson and 6 more32 hr
Jan 2, 3:34 PM ESTGale WatchBUF12 hr
Jan 2, 3:53 PM ESTHigh Wind WatchBUFChautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and 1 more12 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.