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Wind Chill Advisory 6, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 5, 201516 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 5, 2015, 3:51 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 5, 2015, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 13 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 5, 2015, 3:51 AM EST (08:51 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 5, 2015, 7:00 PM EST
Expired
Feb 6, 2015, 7:37 AM EST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:53 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 87 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2015-02-05Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2015-02-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 73 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
87 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
73 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
259 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.

373 
WWUS41 KBUF 050851
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
351 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015

NYZ002>005-051700-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150205T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.150206T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0010.150205T0900Z-150206T0600Z/
ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...
FAIR HAVEN
351 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY 
  THIS MORNING THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL 
  ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE 
  FRIDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20
  TO 25 BELOW. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS
  MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED
  FOR THE COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ001-006>008-010>014-019>021-085-051700-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-150205T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.150206T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
NIAGARA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...
LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
351 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* TIMING...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO
  20 BELOW.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

RSH/JJR
5 follow-up statements
936 
WWUS41 KBUF 051432
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
932 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015

NYZ002>005-052245-
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150206T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.150206T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...
FAIR HAVEN
932 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...ORLEANS...MONROE...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH
  OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM
  EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

* ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES TODAY...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. 

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 
  TO 25 BELOW. 

* VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS. VERY COLD WIND 
  CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT 
  DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ001-006>008-010>014-019>021-085-052245-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.150206T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
NIAGARA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...
LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
932 AM EST THU FEB 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* TIMING...FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO
  25 BELOW.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

THOMAS
393 
WWUS41 KBUF 052035
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
335 PM EST THU FEB 5 2015

NYZ002>005-060445-
/O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-150206T0600Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.150206T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...
FAIR HAVEN
335 PM EST THU FEB 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. 

* LOCATIONS...ORLEANS...MONROE...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA 
  COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15
  TO 25 BELOW.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND
  HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

&&

$$

NYZ001-006>008-010>014-019>021-085-060445-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.150206T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
NIAGARA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...
LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
335 PM EST THU FEB 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

* TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO
  25 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

THOMAS
609 
WWUS41 KBUF 060239
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
939 PM EST THU FEB 5 2015

NYZ001>006-010>014-019>021-085-061045-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...
GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...
ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
939 PM EST THU FEB 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL...15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

NYZ007-008-061045-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
939 PM EST THU FEB 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING.

* HAZARDS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WINDS...WIND CHILLS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

APFFEL
651 
WWUS41 KBUF 060844
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
344 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

NYZ006-061645-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.150206T1600Z-150207T1000Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
OSWEGO-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO
344 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM EST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY.

* TIMING...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE 
  THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 
  LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY AND 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS THIS
  MORNING OF 10 TO 15 BELOW.

* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES LATE TODAY AND
  TONIGHT.  

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND
  HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. SNOW COVERED
  AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. 

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ007-008-061645-
/O.NEW.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.150206T1600Z-150207T1000Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
344 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A LAKE EFFECT
SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
5 AM EST SATURDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE 
  THIS MORNING. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 
  LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES AND LAKE EFFECT
  SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES TODAY AND 2 TO 4 INCHES TONIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS THIS
  MORNING OF 15 TO 20 BELOW.

* VISIBILITIES...UNDER A HALF MILE AT TIMES.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND
  HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. SNOW COVERED
  AND SLIPPERY ROADS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-061500-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
344 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK.

* TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING.

* HAZARDS...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES.

* WIND CHILL...10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND 
  HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE
WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR
EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL
BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

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.

&&

$$

RSH
402 
WWUS41 KBUF 061237
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
737 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

NYZ006>008-062045-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0011.150206T1600Z-150207T1000Z/
OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE
737 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS
MORNING TO 5 AM EST SATURDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES.

* TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* HAZARDS...LAKE EFFECT SNOW.

* ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES TODAY AND 2 TO 4 INCHES 
  TONIGHT...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN THE MOST 
  PERSISTENT LAKE SNOWS.

* WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.

* VISIBILITIES....

* IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW THE WEATHER CAN VARY FROM LOCALLY HEAVY SNOW
IN NARROW BANDS TO CLEAR SKIES JUST A FEW MILES AWAY. IF YOU WILL
BE TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION BE PREPARED FOR RAPID CHANGES IN
ROAD AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS.

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

&&

$$

NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-061345-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-150206T1500Z/
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-
GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-
ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...
CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...
SPRINGVILLE
737 AM EST FRI FEB 6 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY. 

$$

RSH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 5, 3:42 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF32 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.