Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Watches in 2015
Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm watch at Jan 31, 2015, 3:47 AM EST for 15 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 1, 2015, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2015, 3:47 AM EST (08:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2015, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2015, 3:19 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee 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), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:47 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 78 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
- 906 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
895 WWUS41 KBUF 310847 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 347 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 NYZ019>021-311700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1400Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 347 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH 9 AM TODAY. WINTER STORM WATCH 7 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW THIS MORNING AND POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY BRING FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A WINTER STORM TRACKS JUST TO OUR SOUTH. 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. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ012-085-311700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1400Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 347 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...WIND CHILL ADVISORY THROUGH 9 AM TODAY. WINTER STORM WATCH 7 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 15 BELOW THIS MORNING AND POSSIBLE AGAIN MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY BRING FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A WINTER STORM TRACKS JUST TO OUR SOUTH.* LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ NYZ006-311400- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1400Z/ OSWEGO- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OSWEGO 347 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...OSWEGO COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL QUICKLY BRING FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. 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. && $$ NYZ007-008-311400- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150131T1400Z/ JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 347 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW. * IMPACTS...BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL QUICKLY BRING FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. IF POSSIBLE...AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD TO PREVENT FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. && $$ NYZ013-014-311700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 347 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...WINTER STORM WATCH 7 AM SUNDAY THROUGH 7 PM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A WINTER STORM TRACKS JUST TO OUR SOUTH. WIND CHILLS TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO BECOME BITTERLY COLD MONDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. && $$ SMITH
5 follow-up statements
031 WWUS41 KBUF 311459 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 959 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 NYZ019>021-312300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 959 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A WINTER STORM TRACKS JUST TO OUR SOUTH. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012>014-085-312300- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 959 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...POTENTIAL FOR MORE THAN 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS A WINTER STORM TRACKS JUST TO OUR SOUTH. WIND CHILLS TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO BECOME BITTERLY COLD MONDAY NIGHT. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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. && $$ TMA
725 WWUS41 KBUF 311738 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1238 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 NYZ001-002-010-011-010145- /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1800Z-150202T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 1238 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...GENESEE...NORTHERN ERIE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>006-008-010145- /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150202T0000Z-150203T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1238 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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. && $$ NYZ019>021-010145- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 1238 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ012>014-085-010145- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1238 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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. && $$ TMA
178 WWUS41 KBUF 311948 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 248 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 NYZ019>021-010400- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150201T1200Z-150202T2100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 248 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY CLOSE TO LAKE ERIE SHORE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. 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 && $$ NYZ012>014-085-010400- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1200Z-150203T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150201T1200Z-150202T2100Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 248 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. 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 && $$ NYZ001-002-010-011-010400- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1800Z-150202T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA 248 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...GENESEE...NORTHERN ERIE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ003>006-008-010400- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150202T0000Z-150203T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 248 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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. && $$ TMA
429 WWUS41 KBUF 010121 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 821 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 NYZ010-011-010930- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1800Z-150202T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150201T1200Z-150202T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA 821 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...GENESEE AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES SUNDAY...4 TO 6 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 12 INCHES. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. 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 && $$ NYZ019>021-010930- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150201T1200Z-150202T2100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 821 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. 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 && $$ NYZ012>014-085-010930- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150201T1200Z-150202T2100Z/ WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 821 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...WYOMING...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...UP TO 2 INCHES SUNDAY...4 TO 7 INCHES SUNDAY NIGHT...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES MONDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 14 INCHES. * PERIOD OF MOST INTENSE SNOW...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 20 MPH CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...UNDER A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GREATLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ001-002-010930- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1800Z-150202T1800Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 821 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...GENESEE...NORTHERN ERIE AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 7 INCHES OR MORE. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER 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. && $$ NYZ003>006-008-010930- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150202T0000Z-150203T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN... OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 821 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2015 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO AND SOUTHERN LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 5 TO 10 INCHES. * IMPACTS...SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITIES CREATING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM TO HIGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ WCH/RSH
584 WWUS41 KBUF 010819 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 319 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 NYZ003-004-011630- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150202T0000Z-150203T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150201T2100Z-150203T0000Z/ MONROE-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...NEWARK 319 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MONROE AND WAYNE COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT AND 6 TO 9 INCHES MONDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. 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 && $$ NYZ001-002-011630- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150201T1800Z-150202T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150201T2100Z-150203T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA 319 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...6 TO 9 INCHES MONDAY... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. 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 && $$ NYZ005-006-008-011630- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.150202T0000Z-150203T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150202T0300Z-150203T0000Z/ NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 319 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES OVERNIGHT...5 TO 8 INCHES MONDAY...AND AN INCH OR LESS MONDAY EVENING...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 11 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE, OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. 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 && $$ NYZ019>021-011630- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150201T1200Z-150202T2100Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 319 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOW FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES TODAY...5 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT... AND 2 TO 4 INCHES MONDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 13 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. 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 && $$ NYZ010>014-085-011630- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.150201T1200Z-150202T2100Z/ NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 319 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM EST MONDAY... * LOCATIONS...ERIE...GENESEE...WYOMING...LIVINGSTON...AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF MONDAY. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...AN INCH OR LESS TODAY...4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES MONDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 10 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...STEADY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY POOR TRAVEL CONDITIONS WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LOW VISIBILITY. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED. HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. IF YOU WILL BE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA YOU SHOULD CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE IF POSSIBLE...OR YOU SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE. IF YOU LOSE POWER AND PLAN ON RUNNING A GENERATOR...MAKE SURE THAT THE GENERATOR IS LOCATED OUTDOORS AND IS PROPERLY VENTILATED. SPACE HEATERS SHOULD ALSO BE PROPERLY VENTILATED AND USED ONLY IF THEY ARE OPERATING PROPERLY. MAKE SURE SNOW DOES NOT BLOCK EXHAUSTS AND FRESH AIR INTAKES FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY FURNACES AND WATER HEATERS. 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 && $$ NYZ007-011630- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0004.150202T0600Z-150203T0000Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 319 AM EST SUN FEB 1 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM EST MONDAY. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...FROM OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...SNOW...BLOWING SNOW...AND VERY COLD WIND CHILLS. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 2 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 6 INCHES MONDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH PRODUCING SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS 20 TO 25 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...ACCUMULATING SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL CREATE DIFFICULT TRAVEL WITH SNOW COVERED ROADS AND POOR VISIBILITY. VERY COLD WIND CHILLS MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA FOR ANYONE NOT DRESSED FOR THE COLD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ HITCHCOCK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Jan 30, 11:56 PM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 11:56 PM EST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1156 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015
.SYNOPSIS...
A COLD NORTHWEST WIND WILL BRING LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AREAS
SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ADDITIONALLY
THIS WIND WILL ALSO CREATE BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS...ESPECIALLY
AWAY FROM THE LAKE SHORES. SURFACE RIDGING WILL BRING FAIR WEATHER
ON SATURDAY WITH THE NEXT CHANCE FOR SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH SATURDAY/...
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE TOWARDS THE OHIO VALLEY
OVERNIGHT...WITH A LIGHT NORTHWEST WIND REMAINING ACROSS THE
EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION. AIR TEMPERATURES ALOFT AT 925 HPA WILL
BOTTOM OUT AT -20C SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO AND -24C EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO. DRIER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
PUSH EASTWARD...ERODING MUCH OF THE LAKE EFFECT ACTIVITY ACROSS
WNY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. THIS NORTHWEST WIND WILL ALSO CREATE
DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL PLUMMET TO
AROUND MINUS 10 DEGREES AND LOWER ACROSS THE CWA...WITH THE
COLDEST READINGS ACROSS INLAND SW NYS AND EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
FOR SUCH WIND CHILL ADVISORIES WILL BE IN PLACE.
SATURDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL RIDGE NORTHEASTWARD BRINGING A FAIR
WEATHER DAY FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. HIGH RESOLUTION MODELS OF THE
CANADIAN REGIONAL GEM AND 12KM NAM BOTH LINGER A FEW SNOW SHOWERS
OVER THE LOWER GENESEE VALLEY ON A NORTHWEST WIND. CANNOT RULE OUT A
FEW FLURRIES OR LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS FLYING SATURDAY MORNING ACROSS
THE GENESEE VALLEY WARMING ALOFT AND SHIFTING WINDS LATER IN THE DAY
CARRYING ANY ACTIVITY NORTHWARD OVER LAKE ONTARIO.
LATER SATURDAY A SURFACE TROUGH WILL NEAR THE REGION FROM THE UPPER
LAKES. SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE MAY CREATE ENOUGH
CONVERGENCE OVER LAKE ERIE TO GENERATE A FEW FLURRIES NEAR THE LAKE
BEFORE THE DAY ENDS.
&&
.SHORT TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL EASE ITS
WAY SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REGION...WITH THE PASSAGE OF THIS
BOUNDARY USHERING IN A REINFORCING SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR FOR LATER
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THE FRONT ITSELF WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY A
ROUND OF SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS...WHICH MAY BE BRIEFLY MORE
NUMEROUS/ENHANCED EAST OF LAKES ERIE AND ONTARIO SATURDAY NIGHT DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF UPSLOPE FLOW AND ADDITIONAL MOISTURE
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE LAKES...WITH THIS PARTICULARLY SO DOWNWIND OF
LAKE ONTARIO WHICH HAS MORE OPEN WATER. AT THIS POINT...EXPECT ANY
ACCUMULATIONS TO BE ON THE ORDER OF AN INCH OR LESS...WITH PERHAPS
AN INCH OR TWO FALLING EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW SHOWERS...THE FRONT MAY ALSO HAVE THE
POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SOME SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE ACROSS THE WESTERN
SOUTHERN TIER SATURDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AS BUFKIT
PROFILES SUGGEST THAT ANY MOISTURE/CLOUDS WILL BE PRIMARILY
LOW-LEVEL IN MOISTURE...WITH TEMPERATURES WITHIN THESE MARGINAL FOR
THE FORMATION OF ICE CRYSTALS. WHILE CONFIDENCE IN THIS IS NOT
ANYWHERE NEAR HIGH ENOUGH FOR ANY FLAGS JUST YET...THE POSSIBILITY
DOES APPEAR GREAT ENOUGH TO BE WORTH MENTIONING A CHANCE OF FREEZING
DRIZZLE IN THE GRIDS/ZFP/HWO.
BEHIND THE FRONT...SOME LEFTOVER SCATTERED LINGER SNOW SHOWERS
AND/OR FLURRIES WILL LINGER ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO
SUNDAY MORNING WITHIN A HIGHLY SHEARED ENVIRONMENT...BEFORE GIVING
WAY TO A GRADUALLY ADVANCING SHIELD OF LIGHT SNOW ATTENDANT TO A
DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW OVER THE OHIO VALLEY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. THIS SHOULD BEGIN OVER CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SOMEWHERE AROUND
MIDDAY...BEFORE SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
SOUTHERN TIER AND INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE FINGER LAKES DURING THE
AFTERNOON. WITHIN THIS REGION...AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION WILL
BE POSSIBLE BY SUNSET...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS NEAR THE
PENNSYLVANIA BORDER.
WITH RESPECT TO TEMPS...THESE WILL EXHIBIT A MARKED NON-DIURNAL
TREND SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...WITH READINGS RISING INTO THE MID
TEENS TO LOWER 20S OUT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT SATURDAY EVENING...
BEFORE DROPPING OFF AGAIN FOLLOWING THE FROPA AS THE FRESH ARCTIC
AIRMASS ARRIVES LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. BY EARLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...EXPECT THAT READINGS WILL HAVE FALLEN TO AROUND ZERO
ACROSS THE NORTH COUNTRY...AND TO THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO MID
TEENS ELSEWHERE.
AFTER THAT...THINGS GET CONSIDERABLY MORE INTERESTING FOR SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE AFOREMENTIONED OHIO VALLEY LOW STRENGTHENS
AND SLIDES BY TO OUR SOUTH. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE WITH THIS SYSTEM
ALL ALONG...THE MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO HAVE CONSIDERABLE
DIFFICULTIES IN PINNING DOWN ITS EXACT TRACK...THOUGH THIS SAID THE
12Z GUIDANCE SUITE HAS CONTINUED THE GENERAL NORTHWARD SHIFT SEEN IN
TODAY/S EARLIER 00Z AND 06Z RUNS. THE GUIDANCE ENVELOPE GENERALLY
RANGES FROM A TRACK ACROSS SOUTHERN PENNSYLVANIA TO ONE ACROSS THE
VIRGINIAS...WITH THE NAM SUGGESTING THE FORMER AND THE GFS/GEM/ECMWF
INDICATING THE LATTER. WITH THE NAM APPEARING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT
NORTHERN OUTLIER AT THIS JUNCTURE...FEEL THAT A CONSENSUS OF THE
GLOBAL /AND USUALLY MORE RELIABLE/ MODELS IS THE SAFER BET TO FOLLOW
AT THIS POINT...ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE CONTINUED UNCERTAINTY IN
THE FORECAST TRACK.
USING THE ABOVE AND WPC AS A GENERAL GUIDE...HAVE BROUGHT THE
STEADIER SYNOPTIC SNOWS A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH SUNDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY...WITH THESE NOW REACHING AS FAR NORTH AS THE SOUTHERN
PORTION OF LAKE ONTARIO AND OSWEGO COUNTY. CORRESPONDINGLY...HAVE
ALSO BUMPED UP ACCUMULATIONS A BIT...WITH THE BULK OF THESE FOCUSING
ON SUNDAY NIGHT. DURING THIS PARTICULAR TIME FRAME...3 TO 5 INCHES
OF SNOW APPEARS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...WITH AMOUNTS
THEN LOWERING TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER
AND FINGER LAKES REGIONS...AND THEN TO AROUND AN INCH OR SO ALONG
THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE AND OSWEGO COUNTY. AFTER THAT...AN ADDITIONAL
INCH OR TWO MAY THEN FALL MONDAY MORNING BEFORE THE SYSTEM PULLS
AWAY.
PUTTING ALL THIS TOGETHER IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUNDAY'S EXPECTED
SNOWFALL TOTALS...IT CURRENTLY APPEARS THAT THIS SYSTEM MAY
GENERATE A PROLONGED ADVISORY-TYPE SNOWFALL ACROSS AREAS SOUTH OF
BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER...WITH THE BULK OF THE ACCUMULATIONS FALLING
OVER A 24 TO 30 HOUR PERIOD. THIS STATED...ANY FURTHER NORTHWARD
SHIFT IN THE TRACK WOULD BRING THE SIGNIFICANT SNOWS FURTHER
NORTHWARD WITH AT LEAST SOME POTENTIAL FOR WARNING-CRITERIA
ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER...WHILE A SOUTHWARD SHIFT
WOULD LIKELY SUPPRESS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWS SOUTH OF OUR AREA.
GIVEN ALL OF THE ABOVE AND LINGERING UNCERTAINTY/LACK OF CONFIDENCE
IN THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK...WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD OFF ON ANY
HEADLINES WITH THIS SYSTEM FOR NOW.
REGARDLESS OF THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW...A COLD NORTHERLY FLOW
WILL DEVELOP IN ITS WAKE WHICH WILL PULL MORE ARCTIC AIR BACK INTO
THE REGION. THIS WILL PROBABLY LEAD TO YET ANOTHER ROUND OF LIMITED
LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO MONDAY AFTERNOON AND
MONDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH MORE BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND
CHILLS. EXPECT TEMPS TO REMAIN CONFINED TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ON
MONDAY BEFORE DROPPING BELOW ZERO AREAWIDE MONDAY NIGHT...WHEN
READINGS MAY WELL DROP INTO THE NEGATIVE TEENS ACROSS THE NORTH
COUNTRY.
&&
.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
IN THE EXTENDED...WEAK LAKE SNOWS OFF LAKE ONTARIO SHOULD LIFT
NORTHWARD AND EVENTUALLY FALL APART ALTOGETHER ON TUESDAY AS THE
FLOW BACKS TO SOUTHWESTERLY AND WARM ADVECTION DEVELOPS IN ADVANCE
OF A CLIPPER SYSTEM...WITH THE LATTER THEN BRINGING A BRIEF PUSH OF
"MILDER" AIR AND A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS ON WEDNESDAY. IN THE WAKE
OF THIS SYSTEM...RENEWED ARCTIC COLD AND AT LEAST SOME LAKE ONTARIO
LAKE SNOWS SHOULD RETURN FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES IS PRODUCING MULTI
BANDED LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS TO AREAS SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO
AND THE NORTHEAST TIP OF LAKE ERIE. A WEDGE OF DRY AIR ADVANCING
FROM THE WEST WILL REDUCE THIS ACTIVITY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
FROM WEST TO EAST. AS THIS DRY AIR PASSES EXPECT MUCH OF THE TAF
REGION TO RETURN TO VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT.
ON SATURDAY A FEW LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS WILL LINGER TO THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. WILL CONTINUE WITH A VCSH IN THE KROC
TAF SITE...THOUGH MUCH OF THE TIME SHOULD BE VFR TOMORROW MORNING.
OTHERWISE EXPECT WINDS TO SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY TOMORROW AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES TOWARDS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION...WITH SOME
POSSIBLE MVFR CIGS NEAR LAKE ERIE BY THE CLOSE OF THE TAF PERIOD.
OUTLOOK...
SATURDAY NIGHT...NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EXPECTED.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY....AREAS OF MVFR/IFR IN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
SOUTH OF LAKE ONTARIO. LIKELY SNOW TOWARDS THE NY/PA STATE LINE.
TUESDAY...AREAS OF MVFR/IFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY EAST
OF THE LAKES.
WEDNESDAY...CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS WITH MVFR/IFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS.
&&
.MARINE...
A NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES WILL CONTINUE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES ON LAKE ONTARIO THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. HIGH
PRESSURE WILL RIDGE NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE OHIO VALLEY
TOMORROW...AND THIS SHOULD ALLOW FOR A PERIOD OF NON SCA CONDITIONS
ON THE LAKES. A SURFACE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL CROSS THE LAKES
SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH A FRESHEN WESTERLY WIND BEHIND THIS FEATURE TO
AGAIN PRODUCE SCA ON LAKE ONTARIO SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY FOR NYZ006>008-012-
019>021-085.
MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR LOZ042>045.
&&
SYNOPSIS...THOMAS
NEAR TERM...THOMAS/WCH
SHORT TERM...JJR
LONG TERM...JJR
AVIATION...THOMAS/WCH
MARINE...THOMASHazardous weather outlook, Jan 30, 3:58 PM EST, 11 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 358 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 NYZ019>021-312100- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- 358 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...SOME SPOTTY FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT CROSSES THE REGION...WHICH COULD LEAD TO SOME SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS. AFTER THAT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WILL THEN BRING A GENERAL ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION BETWEEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNING. IT CURRENTLY APPEARS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ADVISORY- LEVEL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS MOST LIKELY OUT OF THIS SYSTEM...THOUGH ACTUAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD ULTIMATELY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THIS DEPENDING UPON ITS EVENTUAL TRACK...WHICH IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .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 NYZ012-085-312100- WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- 358 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. IN ADDITION...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING A GENERAL ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION BETWEEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNING. IT CURRENTLY APPEARS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ADVISORY-LEVEL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS MOST LIKELY OUT OF THIS SYSTEM...THOUGH ACTUAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD ULTIMATELY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THIS DEPENDING UPON ITS EVENTUAL TRACK...WHICH IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .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 NYZ013-014-312100- LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- 358 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY WILL BRING A GENERAL ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL TO THE REGION BETWEEN SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNING. IT CURRENTLY APPEARS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ADVISORY- LEVEL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IS MOST LIKELY OUT OF THIS SYSTEM...THOUGH ACTUAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD ULTIMATELY BE HIGHER OR LOWER THAN THIS DEPENDING UPON ITS EVENTUAL TRACK...WHICH IS STILL UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME. .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>005-010-011-312100- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 358 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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 NYZ006>008-312100- OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- 358 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. WIND CHILL ADVISORY. .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-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-312100- 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- LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- 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 THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH- 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- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 358 PM EST FRI JAN 30 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NEW YORK WATERS OF LAKE ERIE...LAKE ONTARIO...AND THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2:48 PM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 52 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Watches in New York, 2015Every winter storm watch 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.