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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jan 5, 2015, 6:44 AM EST for Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It was in force for 91 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 5, 2015, 6:44 AM EST (11:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2015, 8:15 AM EST
- In force
- 91 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 198 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
- 631 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 114 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 5, 5:11 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 5:11 AM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 NYZ012-019-020-085-061030- WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .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 NYZ001>003-010-011-013-014-021-061030- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- ALLEGANY- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .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 NYZ004-061030- WAYNE- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .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 NYZ005-061030- NORTHERN CAYUGA- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .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 NYZ006-008-061030- OSWEGO-LEWIS- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST TUESDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .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 NYZ007-061030- JEFFERSON- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH. BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED. .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 LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-061030- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR 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 LOZ042-062-061030- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .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 LOZ043>045-063>065-061030- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- 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 HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY- LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. GALE WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. .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 SLZ022-024-061030- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 523 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR 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 JJR/RSH
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 5, 6:20 AM EST, 24 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
620 AM EST MON JAN 05 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1224 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG RIPLEY 42.27N 79.71W
01/04/2015 CHAUTAUQUA NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON SHORTMOND RD.
1237 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG CLYMER 42.03N 79.64W
01/04/2015 CHAUTAUQUA NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON RT 474.
0100 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG NIAGARA FALLS 43.09N 79.02W
01/04/2015 NIAGARA NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON RICHMOND AVE.
0145 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SHELBY 43.19N 78.39W
01/04/2015 ORLEANS NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIRES DOWN ON TELEGRAPH RD.
0150 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG IRONDEQUOIT 43.21N 77.57W
01/04/2015 MONROE NY BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE DOWN ON ST. PAUL BOULEVARD AND COVINGTON.
0210 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG GAINES 43.29N 78.22W
01/04/2015 ORLEANS NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIRES DOWN ON RT 104.
0230 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG OAKFIELD 42.97N 78.97W
01/04/2015 ERIE NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREE DOWN ON LOCKPORT RD.
0305 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ORCHARD PARK 42.76N 78.75W
01/04/2015 ERIE NY BROADCAST MEDIA
TREE AND WIRES DOWN ON BAKER RD NEAR BRAUNVIEW.
&&
EVENT NUMBER BUF1500003 BUF1500004 BUF1500002 BUF1500006 BUF1500001
BUF1500007 BUF1500008 BUF1500005
JJRSpecial weather statement, Jan 5, 6:44 AM EST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
644 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015
NYZ004>008-051315-
CAYUGA NY-JEFFERSON NY-LEWIS NY-OSWEGO NY-WAYNE NY-
644 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE AREA...
* AT 641 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3
INCHES PER HOUR...AND VISIBILITY OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.
THIS LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND WAS LOCATED FROM NEAR OSWEGO TO PARISH.
* SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED BY THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND INCLUDE...
REDFIELD AND SALMON RIVER RESERVOIR...
OSWEGO...
PARISH...
HIGHMARKET AND LOWVILLE...
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 81 BETWEEN EXITS 32 AND 40.
* ADDITIONALLY...WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
AND SNOWFALL WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
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 7552 4348 7580 4333 7588 4332 7585
4315 7588 4319 7608 4326 7620 4322 7619
4329 7692 4335 7670 4343 7663 4353 7642
4352 7629 4354 7623 4368 7621 4378 7623
4386 7513 4362 7510
DPKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 4:02 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Watch | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and 1 more | 24 hr |
| Jan 5, 8:16 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 89 min |
| Jan 5, 9:39 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 81 min |
| Jan 5, 10:57 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 93 min |
| Jan 5, 12:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 87 min |
| Jan 5, 2:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 87 min |
| Jan 5, 3:52 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego and 1 more | 42 hr |
| Jan 5, 3:58 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 77 min |
| Jan 5, 5:36 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 54 min |
| Jan 5, 6:32 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 73 min |
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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.