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Winter Weather Advisory 9, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 18, 2015Livingston County, Ontario County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 18, 2015, 4:48 PM EST for Livingston County, Ontario County, New York. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Feb 18, 2015, 4:48 PM EST (21:48 UTC)
Expired: Feb 18, 2015, 8:20 PM EST
In force: 4 hr
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Livingston County, NY, Ontario County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 weather advisory went out at Feb 18, 3:16 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 3:16 PM EST, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 4:28 AM EST, 12 hours 20 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 18, 4:17 PM EST, 31 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Feb 18, 3:37 AM EST	Lake Effect Snow Advisory	BUF	Cayuga, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Oswego and 1 more	60 hr
Feb 18, 4:17 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Allegany, Livingston	88 min
Feb 18, 5:59 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Niagara, Orleans	91 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.