Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2016
Wind Advisory 10, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2016, 1:45 PM EDT for 6 counties in New York. It took effect at Mar 31, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 30, 2016, 1:45 PM EDT (17:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 31, 2016, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 31, 2016, 10:34 PM EDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:46 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 40 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
- 2518 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 166 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
848 WWUS71 KBUF 301745 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 145 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2016 NYZ012-019-020-085-310145- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.160331T1500Z-160401T0300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 145 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...HILLTOPS...AND SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPE AREAS OF CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ THOMAS
6 follow-up statements
411 WWUS71 KBUF 310110 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 910 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2016 NYZ001-010-311000- /O.EXA.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.160331T1500Z-160401T0300Z/ NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO 910 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...MAINLY NEAR THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE AND THE NIAGARA RIVER. * TIMING...FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ012-019-020-085-311000- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.160331T1500Z-160401T0300Z/ WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 910 PM EDT WED MAR 30 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM EDT THURSDAY... * LOCATIONS...HILLTOPS...AND SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPE AREAS OF CHAUTAUQUA...CATTARAUGUS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ APFFEL
555 WWUS71 KBUF 310834 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 434 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 NYZ001-010-012-019-020-085-311645- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.160331T1500Z-160401T0300Z/ NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO...WARSAW... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 434 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...FAR WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF NIAGARA...ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS. THE MOST PRONE AREAS FOR THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN THE SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPE AREAS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ RSH
541 WWUS71 KBUF 311430 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 NYZ001-010-012-019-020-085-312230- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.160331T1500Z-160401T0300Z/ NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO...WARSAW... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1030 AM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...FAR WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF NIAGARA...ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS. THE MOST PRONE AREAS FOR THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN THE SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPE AREAS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$
805 WWUS71 KBUF 311930 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 330 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 NYZ021-010300- /O.EXA.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160401T0300Z/ ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WELLSVILLE 330 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS...ALLEGANY COUNTY...MAINLY ACROSS HIGHER TERRAIN. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ NYZ001-010-012-019-020-085-010300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160401T0300Z/ NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO...WARSAW... JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 330 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...FAR WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF NIAGARA...ERIE...WYOMING...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS. THE MOST PRONE AREAS FOR THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND IN THE SOUTHERLY DOWNSLOPE AREAS. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ APFFEL
551 WWUS71 KBUF 312359 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 759 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 NYZ012-020-021-010100- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160401T0300Z/ WYOMING-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE 759 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. $$ NYZ001-010-019-085-010300- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160401T0300Z/ NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO...JAMESTOWN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 759 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...FAR WESTERN NEW YORK...INCLUDING NIAGARA...ERIE...AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. REMEMBER TO SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AROUND YOUR PROPERTY. TRAVEL MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. && $$ APFFEL
291 WWUS71 KBUF 010234 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1034 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 NYZ001-010-019-085-010345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-160401T0300Z/ NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO...JAMESTOWN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1034 PM EDT THU MAR 31 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 4:30 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 45 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in New York, 2016Every wind advisory in 2016
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.