Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Watches in 2016
Winter Storm Watch 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm watch at Feb 14, 2016, 3:25 PM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 15, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 14, 2016, 3:25 PM EST (20:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2016, 12:44 PM 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, 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 20:22 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, 8.4 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
- 913 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 105 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
623 WWUS41 KBUF 142025 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 325 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 NYZ003-013-014-021-150430- /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 325 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...MONROE...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW MIXING WITH SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK. 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. && $$ NYZ004>008-150430- /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160216T1500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 325 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW MIXING WITH SLEET BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATER TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-150430- /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 325 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...ERIE...GENESEE...WYOMING... CHAUTAUQUA...AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 13 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO THE EXACT STORM TRACK WHICH WILL INFLUENCE THE PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW. 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. && $$ SMITH/HITCHCOCK
4 follow-up statements
578 WWUS41 KBUF 150421 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1121 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 NYZ003-013-014-021-151230- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 1121 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...LIVINGSTON...ONTARIO...AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW MIXING WITH SOME SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ NYZ004>008-151230- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160216T1500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1121 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW MIXING WITH SLEET BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN LATER TUESDAY. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK. 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. && $$ NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-151230- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1121 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...ERIE...GENESEE...WYOMING... CHAUTAUQUA...AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY MONDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...7 TO 13 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO THE EXACT STORM TRACK WHICH WILL INFLUENCE THE PLACEMENT AND TIMING OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ CHURCH
328 WWUS41 KBUF 150834 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 334 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-151645- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 334 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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 && $$ NYZ003-013-014-151645- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.W.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 334 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...MONROE...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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 && $$ NYZ004>008-151645- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160216T1500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 334 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK. 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
514 WWUS41 KBUF 151413 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 913 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085-152215- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 913 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NIAGARA FRONTIER AND WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 8 TO 15 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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 && $$ NYZ003-013-014-152215- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA 913 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...LIVINGSTON AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...4 TO 7 INCHES TUESDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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 && $$ NYZ004>008-152215- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160216T1500Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO... WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 913 AM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...JEFFERSON...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 9 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITIES...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...LOW TO MEDIUM. THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH RESPECT TO DOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR THE FREEZING MARK. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ CHURCH
404 WWUS41 KBUF 151744 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1244 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 NYZ004>006-008-160145- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160216T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.W.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0600Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...LOWVILLE 1244 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SOME FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE...NORTHERN CAYUGA...OSWEGO...AND LEWIS COUNTIES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING BEFORE CHANGING TO MAINLY RAIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. PRECIPITATION WILL END WITH ANOTHER BURST OF SNOW TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW CHANGING TO RAIN WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ALSO POSSIBLE DURING THE TRANSITION FROM SNOW TO RAIN. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...THEN LITTLE TO NO ACCUMULATION WHERE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO RAIN ON TUESDAY WITH SOME 2 TO 4 INCHES SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER WESTERN WAYNE COUNTY. THEN ANOTHER 2 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT AS PRECIPITATION CHANGES BACK TO SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS AMOUNTS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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 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 AND ICE 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 && $$ NYZ007-160145- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0001.160216T0000Z-160216T1500Z/ /O.EXB.KBUF.WS.W.0001.160216T0300Z-160217T0600Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1244 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO MAINLY RAIN DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST TUESDAY OVER THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. PRECIPITATION WILL END WITH ANOTHER BURST OF SNOW TUESDAY EVENING BEFORE ENDING OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW... WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM FREEZING RAIN IN NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY ALONG THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 3 TO 5 INCHES OVERNIGHT...3 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY...AND 3 TO 5 INCHES TUESDAY NIGHT... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 11 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER VALLEY. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE HEAVY SNOW. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW MIXED WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MAY RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY MAY RESULT IN DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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 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 AND ICE 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>012-019-020-085-160145- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1244 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 4 TO 7 INCHES TONIGHT...6 TO 12 INCHES TUESDAY... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES EAST OF BUFFALO. * WINDS...EAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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 && $$ NYZ003-013-014-021-160145- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.W.0001.160216T0000Z-160217T0000Z/ MONROE-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-ALLEGANY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCHESTER...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA... WELLSVILLE 1244 PM EST MON FEB 15 2016 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM EST TUESDAY... * LOCATIONS...MONROE...LIVINGSTON...ALLEGANY... AND ONTARIO COUNTIES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND MAY TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX OR RAIN AT TIMES DURING THE DAY TUESDAY BEFORE FINISHING AS ALL SNOW LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 3 TO 6 INCHES TONIGHT...6 TO 12 INCHES TUESDAY... LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 9 TO 18 INCHES OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL TAPER OFF QUICKLY SOUTH AND EAST OF ROCHESTER WHERE MORE RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FALL ON TUESDAY. * ICE ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF A TENTH TO A QUARTER INCH. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. THE WORST TRAVEL CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF THE TUESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. 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 && $$ CHURCH
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 Feb 14, 12:40 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 12:40 PM EST, 2 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1240 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 .SYNOPSIS... THE COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TODAY. LIGHT LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO NEAR AVERAGE EARLY NEXT WEEK. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH A VARIETY OF WET SNOW...WINTRY MIX AND RAIN. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TONIGHT/... STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE DOWN ACROSS WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK TODAY. RADAR IMAGERY IS NOT SHOWING ANY LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS REMAINING...BUT VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THERE ARE STILL A FEW SNOW SHOWERS RIGHT ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF THE LAKE WHERE A CONVERGENCE ZONE IS FOUND AS THE LAKE EFFECT SNOW EVOLVES INTO A TEA KETTLE BAND. THE LAND BREEZE DRIVEN CONVERGENCE MAY PRODUCE ANOTHER DUSTING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKESHORE FROM MONROE TO WESTERN OSWEGO COUNTY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE PUSHING OFFSHORE LATE. THE FRIGID TEMPERATURES FROM OVERNIGHT ARE CONTINUING A SLOW REBOUND UNDER FULL SUNSHINE TODAY. WIND CHILL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA NOW WITH THE INCREASE IN TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS. THE CORE OF THE COLDEST AIR STARTS TO RETREAT BY THIS AFTERNOON... AND THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO RECOVER TO THE HIGH SINGLE NUMBERS TO AROUND 10 ACROSS WESTERN NY. THE NORTH COUNTRY WILL STAY DEEPER INTO THE COLD AIR...WHERE HIGHS WILL BE WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF ZERO. && .SHORT TERM /MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/... TWO SHORTWAVES SEEN ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL BRING CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION OVER THE MONDAY AND TUESDAY TIMEFRAME. THIS FIRST WAVE...OVER NE/SD THIS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL SPREAD LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS IT PASSES BY. THERMAL PROFILES ARE IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT THAT ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. BY MONDAY NIGHT THERE IS A LITTLE UNCERTAINTY CREEPING INTO THE FORECAST AS THE TOP OF THE MOISTURE LAYER IS STRIPPED FROM THE SNOW DENDRITIC GROWTH ZONE. THERE WILL A LOW CHANCE FOR SOME FREEZING DRIZZLE LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE SECOND WAVE...OVER SOUTHERN ALBERTA THIS SUNDAY MORNING WILL DROP ACROSS THE ROCKIES SUNDAY...WHERE IT WILL THEN PICK UP A SURFACE LOW FORMING OVER THE DEEP SOUTH. THIS SHORTWAVE WILL THEN DEEPEN THE SURFACE LOW AS THE LOW TRACKS TOWARDS THE APPALACHIANS. HERE IS WHERE UNCERTAINTY INCREASES. AS THE SHORTWAVE CROSSES THE APPALACHIANS...IT MAY FORM A SECONDARY AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE DELMARVA PENINSULA TUESDAY AS PER THE 00Z ECMWF. THE 00Z GFS TRACKS DEEPENS THE SURFACE LOW TO THE WEST OF THE APPALACHIANS. ALSO THERE IS MUCH UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW MUCH WARM AIR PUSHES NORTHWARD INTO OUR REGION TUESDAY. LATEST SREF ENSEMBLE MEMBERS ARE NEARLY SPLIT AS TO THE P-TYPE...WHETHER PLAIN RAIN OR SNOW. FOR NOW WILL LEAN TOWARDS MORE SNOW THAN RAIN...ON ACCOUNT FOR DYNAMIC COOLING ASSOCIATED WITH A BAND OF PRECIPITATION FORMING ALONG A DECENT 850 HPA FRONTOGENETIC ZONE. BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF SUGGEST THAT THIS FRONTOGENETIC BAND WILL FORM IN THE VICINITY OF THE GENESEE VALLEY AND NORTHERN FINGER LAKES REGION. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY TO THE TRACK...THERMAL PROFILES AND WHERE A HEAVIER BAND OF PRECIPITATION MAY MATERIALIZE...WITH THE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY STORM SYSTEM WILL MENTION FOR NOW THE POSSIBILITY FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE HWO PRODUCT. TUESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE SURFACE LOW...MOISTURE WRAPPING BACK AROUND THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES REGION WITHIN A COLD AIR ADVECTION REGIME MAY BRING CHANCES FOR LIGHT SNOW THROUGH THE NIGHT. TEMPERATURE READINGS MONDAY WILL CLIMB TO NEAR THE FREEZING MARK...WHILE ON TUESDAY THE AIRMASS WILL WARM TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE FREEZING. && .LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... TRAILING THE TUESDAY STORM...LINGERING TROUGHINESS WILL KEEP CHANCES FOR WINTER WEATHER IN PLACE MIDWEEK THEN A WAVY ZONAL PACIFIC MID- LEVEL FLOW LOOKS TO SET UP ACROSS THE CONUS LATE IN THE WEEK. THIS PACIFIC FLOW WILL EVENTUALLY SEAL OFF ANY ARCTIC AIR TO THE NORTH WITH TEMPERATURES THEN WARMING TO ABOVE NORMAL. ON WEDNESDAY...A TRAILING WEAK CLIPPER OR SURFACE TROUGH LOOKS TO CROSS THE GREAT LAKES BRINGING A BRIEF SHOT OF COLDER AIR AND CHANCES FOR SOME LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. THERE MAY EVEN BE SOME LAKE ENHANCEMENT SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS LAKE INDUCED EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS BRIEFLY CLIMB TO BETWEEN 5 AND 10KFT. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY A RETURN TO ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES LATE IN THE WEEK AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES. THIS LATTER SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING RENEWED PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO OUR REGION...WITH ANY PRECIP LIKELY CHANGING OVER FROM SNOW TO RAIN AS THE ATMOSPHERIC COLUMN WARMS ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWED BY AN CHANGEOVER BACK TO CHANCES OF SNOW SATURDAY WITH COOLER FLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW. && .AVIATION /18Z SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/... LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE LAKE ONTARIO SHORE FROM NORTH OF KROC TO NORTH OF KFZY WILL PRODUCE LOCAL IFR THROUGH MID AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING OUT OVER THE LAKE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. OTHERWISE VFR WILL PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF THE AREA UNDER CLEAR SKIES. WARM ADVECTION WILL SPREAD INCREASING AND LOWERING MID LEVEL CLOUDS FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. A WEAK TROUGH WILL CROSS THE REGION MONDAY WITH A FEW SCATTERED LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE WITH MAINLY VFR VSBY. VFR CIGS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WHERE SOUTHEAST DOWNSLOPE WINDS WILL HELP KEEP CIGS VFR. ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO DEVELOP MONDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. OUTLOOK... MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY...MVFR/IFR WITH SNOW POSSIBLY MIXED WITH RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. WEDNESDAY...MVFR WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. THURSDAY...MAINLY VFR. FRIDAY...MVFR WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. && .MARINE... HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE LOWER LAKES AND BRINGS DIMINISHING WINDS DURING THE DAY TODAY. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT THEN SOUTHERLY MONDAY. A LOW CROSSING THE AREA TUESDAY WILL SHIFT THE WINDS TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST BUT WINDS SPEEDS SHOULD STAY UNDER 20 KNOTS. && .CLIMATE... WATERTOWN SET A NEW RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF -37 THIS MORNING. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF -30 SET IN 1979. THE LOW TEMPERATURE IN BUFFALO WAS -12...JUST MISSING THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW OF -13 SET IN 1943. THE LOW TEMPERATURE IN ROCHESTER WAS -12...JUST MISSING THE PREVIOUS RECORD LOW OF -14 SET IN 1979. && .BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NY...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...HITCHCOCK/TMA NEAR TERM...HITCHCOCK/TMA SHORT TERM...THOMAS LONG TERM...SMITH AVIATION...HITCHCOCK MARINE...HITCHCOCK/TMA CLIMATE...HITCHCOCK
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 12:31 PM EST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1231 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-151745- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 1231 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 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...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE MARGINAL FOR WET SNOW VERSUS A WINTRY MIX. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK...SIGNIFICANT WET SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. .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 NYZ004>008-014-151745- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS-ONTARIO- 1231 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE REMAINS A GREAT DEAL OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE MARGINAL FOR WET SNOW VERSUS A WINTRY MIX. DEPENDING ON THE EXACT TRACK...SIGNIFICANT WET SNOW OR A WINTRY MIX IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION. .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>065-151745- 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- 1231 PM EST SUN FEB 14 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. 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 HITCHCOCK
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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.