Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2015
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Apr 13, 2015, 4:42 AM EDT for 11 counties in New York. It took effect at Apr 13, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 13, 2015, 4:42 AM EDT (08:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 13, 2015, 2:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 13, 2015, 10:42 PM EDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:42 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
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 2279 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
587 WWUS71 KBUF 130842 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 442 AM EDT MON APR 13 2015 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-131645- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.150413T1800Z-150414T0100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 442 AM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASHCANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006>008-131645- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.150413T2200Z-150414T0500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 442 AM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY. * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...MAINLY ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION...UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASHCANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ WOOD
5 follow-up statements
844 WWUS71 KBUF 131141 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 741 AM EDT MON APR 13 2015 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-131945- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.150413T1800Z-150414T0100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 741 AM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK * TIMING...EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASHCANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006>008-131945- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.150413T2200Z-150414T0500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 741 AM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...MAINLY ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASHCANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
839 WWUS71 KBUF 131816 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 216 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 NYZ001>003-010>012-019-020-085-140100- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150414T0100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 216 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASHCANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006>008-140215- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.150413T2200Z-150414T0500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 216 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...MAINLY ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASHCANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
903 WWUS71 KBUF 132331 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 731 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 NYZ001-002-010-019-020-085-140045- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150414T0100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 731 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ NYZ003-011-012-140100- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150414T0100Z/ MONROE-GENESEE-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...BATAVIA...WARSAW 731 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASHCANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ006>008-140500- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150414T0500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 731 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...MAINLY ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASHCANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ TMA
586 WWUS71 KBUF 140102 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 902 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 NYZ003-011-012-140215- /O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150414T0100Z/ MONROE-GENESEE-WYOMING- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...BATAVIA...WARSAW 902 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ NYZ006>008-140500- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150414T0500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 902 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EDT TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTH COUNTRY...MAINLY ACROSS THE TUG HILL PLATEAU AND WESTERN SLOPES OF THE ADIRONDACKS. * TIMING...THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY BRING DOWN A FEW LARGE BRANCHES AND CAUSE ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IN ADDITION... UNSECURED ITEMS OUTDOORS...SUCH AS TRASHCANS...MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ TMA
778 WWUS71 KBUF 140242 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1042 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 NYZ006>008-140345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150414T0500Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1042 PM EDT MON APR 13 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ TMA
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Wind Advisories in New York, 2015Every wind advisory in 2015
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.