Alert archive / New York / Wind Chill Advisories in 2015
Wind Chill Advisory 8, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 20, 2015, 9:33 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2015, 9:33 AM EST (14:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2015, 4:00 PM EST
- In force
- 6 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 14:29 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 12:00Z, 2.6 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 762 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 73 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 142 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
306 WWUS41 KBUF 201433 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 933 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 NYZ004>006-202100- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0008.150220T1433Z-150220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150220T1800Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 933 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...OSWEGO AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES WITH GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 5 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF YOU ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY. 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. 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 && $$ NYZ001>003-202100- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0008.150220T1433Z-150220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150220T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER 933 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...MONROE AND NORTHERN GENESEE COUNTIES. HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE. * TIMING...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW STEAMERS. WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF YOU ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ011-202100- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0008.150220T1433Z-150220T2100Z/ /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150220T1800Z/ GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...BATAVIA 933 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...MONROE AND NORTHERN GENESEE COUNTIES. HIGHEST TOTALS EXPECTED NEAR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF YOU ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY. 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. 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 && 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. && $$ NYZ007-008-010-012>014-019>021-085-202100- /O.CAN.KBUF.WC.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150220T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0008.150220T1433Z-150220T2100Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 933 AM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF YOU ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$
2 follow-up statements
414 WWUS41 KBUF 201731 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1231 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 NYZ001>004-202100- /O.CAN.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150220T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK 1231 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. * LOCATIONS...COUNTIES ALONG LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE FROM NIAGARA TO WAYNE. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF YOU ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY. 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. && $$ NYZ005-006-202100- /O.EXT.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T2100Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 1231 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES WITH GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE. * TIMING...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY ROADS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS. DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF YOU ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ007-008-010>014-019>021-085-202100- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T2100Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1231 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS COULD LEAD TO FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF YOU ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY. 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. && $$
457 WWUS41 KBUF 202033 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 333 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 NYZ005-006-202145- /O.EXP.KBUF.LE.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-150220T2100Z/ /O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T2100Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO 333 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... A LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND CONTINUES TO SLOWLY MOVE NORTH THROUGH OSWEGO COUNTY. LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. WINDS WILL SLACKEN THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN DIP BELOW ZERO...WIND CHILLS WILL ONLY BE MARGINALLY LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURES. $$ NYZ001>004-007-008-010>014-019>021-085-202145- /O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-150220T2100Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 333 PM EST FRI FEB 20 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS WILL SLACKEN THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN DIP BELOW ZERO...WIND CHILLS WILL ONLY BE MARGINALLY LOWER THAN THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURES. $$
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in New York, 2015Every wind chill 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.