Alert archive / New York / Winter Storm Watches in 2016
Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm watch at Feb 29, 2016, 3:45 PM EST for 9 counties in New York. It took effect at Mar 1, 2016, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2016, 3:45 PM EST (20:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2016, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2016, 3:41 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 105 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
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
015 WWUS41 KBUF 292045 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 345 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 NYZ001>003-010>012-085-010445- /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0002.160301T1800Z-160302T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 345 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER EAST TO MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...FROM EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.... WITH THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECT OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 5 TO 10 INCHES. ICE POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH AN INCH PER HOUR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... WHICH COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER... WHERE PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS ALL SNOW. CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM FOR LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE WHERE THERE IS GREATER UNCERTAINTY WHERE THE TRANSITION LINE TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN... AND RAIN WILL EVOLVE. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-010445- /O.NEW.KBUF.WS.A.0002.160301T2100Z-160302T2100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 345 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK... ESPECIALLY FROM THE TUG HILL NORTH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. * TIMING...FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.... WITH THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECT OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 5 TO 10 INCHES. ICE POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH AN INCH PER HOUR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... WHICH COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM WATERTOWN NORTH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER... WHERE PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS ALL SNOW. CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THIS WHERE THERE IS GREATER UNCERTAINTY WHERE THE TRANSITION LINE TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN... AND RAIN WILL EVOLVE. 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
2 follow-up statements
439 WWUS41 KBUF 010158 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 858 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 NYZ001>003-010>012-085-011100- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.160301T1800Z-160302T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING- SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 858 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER EAST TO MONROE COUNTY. * TIMING...FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING....WITH THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECT OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 5 TO 10 INCHES. ICE POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH AN INCH PER HOUR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND SOME ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM BUFFALO TO ROCHESTER...WHERE PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS ALL SNOW. CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM FOR LOCATIONS SOUTHEAST OF THIS LINE WHERE THERE IS GREATER UNCERTAINTY WHERE THE TRANSITION LINE TO SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN WILL EVOLVE. 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. && $$ NYZ006>008-011100- /O.CON.KBUF.WS.A.0002.160301T2100Z-160302T2100Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 858 PM EST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...ESPECIALLY FROM THE TUG HILL NORTH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. * TIMING...FROM LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON....WITH THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECT OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...HEAVY SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING 5 TO 10 INCHES. ICE POTENTIALLY ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. SNOWFALL RATES COULD REACH AN INCH PER HOUR TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WHICH COULD MAKE FOR DIFFICULT TRAVEL DURING THE WEDNESDAY MORNING COMMUTE. * FORECASTER CONFIDENCE...CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM WATERTOWN NORTH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER...WHERE PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL AS ALL SNOW. CONFIDENCE IS MEDIUM FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THIS WHERE THERE IS GREATER UNCERTAINTY WHERE THE TRANSITION LINE TO SLEET... FREEZING RAIN...AND RAIN WILL EVOLVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THAT HEAVY SNOW AND/OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA... REMAIN ALERT TO RAPIDLY CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. && $$ APFFEL
779 WWUS41 KBUF 010841 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 341 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 NYZ012-085-011645- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.160301T1800Z-160302T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0010.160301T2100Z-160302T1500Z/ WYOMING-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WARSAW...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 341 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 2 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. 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 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 && $$ NYZ001>003-010-011-011645- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.160301T1800Z-160302T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0010.160301T2100Z-160302T1500Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA 341 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF THE NIAGARA FRONTIER EASTWARD TO MONROE COUNTY...INCLUDING THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AREAS. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...A MIX OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES IN THE BUFFALO AND ROCHESTER AREAS...TO AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES ALONG THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE OF NIAGARA AND ORLEANS COUNTIES. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE THIRD OF AN INCH...WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS FROM BUFFALO TO BATAVIA. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ006>008-011645- /O.UPG.KBUF.WS.A.0002.160301T2100Z-160302T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0010.160301T2100Z-160302T1800Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 341 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK...ESPECIALLY FROM THE TUG HILL NORTH TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS OSWEGO COUNTY TO 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS NORTHERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH...WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OF ICE MOST LIKELY FROM THE TUG HILL EASTWARD ACROSS LEWIS COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL RESULT IN EXTREMELY SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. 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 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 && $$ NYZ004-005-011645- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0010.160301T2100Z-160302T1800Z/ WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN 341 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...WAYNE AND NORTHERN CAYUGA COUNTIES. * TIMING...FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING 1 TO 2 INCHES. ICE ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION WILL RESULT IN SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL HAZARDOUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, SLEET, FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT, THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ JJR/RSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 3:34 AM EST | Wind Advisory | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and 1 more | 17 hr |
Nearby
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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.