Alert archive / New York / Winter Weather Advisories in 2016
Winter Weather Advisory 8, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter weather advisory at Feb 23, 2016, 3:49 AM EST for 16 counties in New York. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 23, 2016, 3:49 AM EST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 23, 2016, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2016, 6:50 PM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- 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 08:49 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 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
- 1172 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 167 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
955 WWUS41 KBUF 230849 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 349 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-231700- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.160224T0000Z-160224T1600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 349 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ICE MIXING IN AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATING A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS AROUND 30 TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...A THIN WINTRY MIX WILL CREATE SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. 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 && $$ SMITH
7 follow-up statements
916 WWUS41 KBUF 231447 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 947 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-232300- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.160224T0000Z-160224T1600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON- LEWIS-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE...BUFFALO... BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 947 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN AND NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...A LIGHT WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ICE MIXING IN AT TIMES AND ACCUMULATING A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF FREEZING TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...A WINTRY MIX WILL CREATE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$
355 WWUS41 KBUF 232030 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 330 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-240430- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.160224T0000Z-160224T1600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 330 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATING A TRACE TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S TONIGHT. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. 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 && $$ NYZ006>008-240430- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.160224T0000Z-160224T1600Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 330 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * TEMPERATURES...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TONIGHT. HIGHS AROUND 40 WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$
526 WWUS41 KBUF 240304 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1004 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-241115- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160224T1600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 1004 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OVERNIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TEMPERATURES...TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 30S OVERNIGHT...THEN RISING TO THE MID TO UPPER 30S BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. 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 && $$ NYZ006>008-241115- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160224T1600Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 1004 PM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...NORTH-CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS OVERNIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH...MAINLY ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT...THEN RISING INTO THE MID 30S BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ APFFEL
719 WWUS41 KBUF 240900 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 400 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-241600- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160224T1600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO... CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 400 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...WESTERN NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ICE ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE A FEW SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. 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 && $$ NYZ006>008-241600- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160224T1600Z/ OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...OSWEGO...WATERTOWN...LOWVILLE 400 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * HAZARDS...A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SNOW...AND SLEET. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS THIS MORNING. ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ JJR
410 WWUS41 KBUF 241556 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1056 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 NYZ001>006-010>014-019>021-085-241700- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160224T1600Z/ NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-NORTHERN ERIE- GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... NEWARK...FAIR HAVEN...OSWEGO...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW... GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1056 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ NYZ008-242100- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 1056 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATIONS...LEWIS COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS TODAY. ICE ACCUMULATING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH TODAY. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ NYZ007-250000- /O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 1056 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. FREEZING RAIN WILL LINGER LONGEST THROUGH THE SAINT LAWRENCE VALLEY. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATING AN INCH OR LESS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATING UP TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH STORM TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO FOUR TENTHS OF AN INCH. * IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW AND LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. 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 && $$ THOMAS
216 WWUS41 KBUF 242051 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 351 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 NYZ008-242200- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160224T2100Z/ LEWIS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LOWVILLE 351 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ NYZ019-020-085-250500- /O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.160225T1100Z-160226T1200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 351 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS AND CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S THURSDAY. LOWS 10 TO 15 THURSDAY NIGHT. BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROAD SURFACES...CREATING SLICK SPOTS AND INCREASING THE DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING. 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 && $$ NYZ007-250000- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 351 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...JEFFERSON COUNTY. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * HAZARDS...FREEZING RAIN. * ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE SLICK SPOTS ON UNTREATED ROADS AND SIDEWALKS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV... POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ THOMAS
806 WWUS41 KBUF 242350 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 650 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 NYZ007-250100- /O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160225T0000Z/ JEFFERSON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WATERTOWN 650 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EXPIRES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO WILL ALLOW THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM. $$ NYZ019-020-085-250800- /O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0009.160225T1100Z-160226T1200Z/ CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...ORCHARD PARK... SPRINGVILLE 650 PM EST WED FEB 24 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...SOUTHERN ERIE...CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES. GREATEST SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ACROSS THE BOSTON HILLS AND CHAUTAUQUA RIDGE. * TIMING...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * HAZARDS...SNOW. * ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY...1 TO 3 INCHES THURSDAY NIGHT...AND AN INCH OR LESS FRIDAY...LEADING TO STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...AS LOW AS A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE ON ROAD SURFACES...CREATING SLICK SPOTS AND INCREASING THE DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NORMALLY ISSUED FOR A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS LIGHT SNOW...BLOWING SNOW... SLEET...FREEZING RAIN AND WIND CHILLS. WHILE THE WEATHER WILL BE SIGNIFICANT...THE WORD ADVISORY IMPLIES THAT SEVERE WINTER WEATHER IS NOT ANTICIPATED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE SOURCE OF WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. ADDITIONAL DETAILS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO. REPORT SNOW ACCUMULATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO BUFSTORM.REPORT@NOAA.GOV...POSTING TO THE NWS BUFFALO FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET...USING THE HASHTAG BUFWX && $$ APFFEL
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 23, 12:14 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 12:14 AM EST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1214 AM EST TUE FEB 23 2016 .SYNOPSIS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE ACROSS SOUTHERN QUEBEC INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT...KEEPING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS IN PLACE. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL THEN TRACK FROM THE GULF COAST THROUGH THE LOWER GREAT LAKES FROM WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY. A WINTRY MIX EARLY WEDNESDAY WILL CHANGE TO ALL RAIN ON WEDNESDAY WITH RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. && .NEAR TERM /THROUGH TODAY/... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE JUST NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT FROM SOUTHERN QUEBEC TO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND. THIS WILL RESULT IN MAINLY CLEAR SKIES WITH LIGHT WINDS TURNING MORE EASTERLY WITH TIME AS THE HIGH SLIDES TO OUR EAST. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...CLOSER TO THE CENTER OF HIGH PRESSURE...WITH TEMPERATURES ONLY FALLING TO AROUND 20 ACROSS WESTERN NY WHERE LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE MORE OVERNIGHT. ON TUESDAY... CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA AHEAD OF THE NEXT APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM... WITH WEAK MOISTURE TRANSPORT INTO THE AREA IN THE SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT AS WELL AS SOME ADDED LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE LAKES IN THE NORTHEASTERLY FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE. EXPECT A DRY DAY ON TUESDAY DESPITE THE WEAK WARM AIR ADVECTION AS MID LEVEL REMAIN QUITE DRY AS THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM DEPARTS TO THE NORTHEAST. TEMPERATURES WILL RUN SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN MONDAY... WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 40 ACROSS WESTERN NY AND NEAR FREEZING EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. && .SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... HIGHER IMPACT WEATHER EVENT LOOKS TO BE TAKING SHAPE FOR THE MID WEEK PERIOD...AS A STRONG SURFACE LOW UNDER A CLOSED MID LEVEL LOW LIFTS NORTHEAST FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THE OHIO VALLEY BY WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS WAVE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN THE SOUTHERN BRANCH OF THE JET WHICH LOOKS TO RE-PHASE WITH A STRENGTHENING NORTHERN BRANCH OVER THE GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THIS SETUP IS VERY FAVORABLE FOR HIGH PRECIPITATION TOTALS AND A MIX OF PRECIPITATION TYPES AS WARM...MOISTURE RICH AIR SURGES OVER TOP THE COOLER BOUNDARY LAYER IN PLACE. MODEL CONSENSUS SUGGESTING A GENERAL 0.75 TO 1.5 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FROM THE 12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH 12Z THURSDAY TIME PERIOD. LATEST THERMAL PROFILES SUGGEST SOME FORM OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION INITIALLY TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...CHANGING TO RAIN FOR MOST OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY...WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND NEARLY ALL OF THURSDAY AS AN ONSLAUGHT OF WARMER AIR ALOFT PUSHES INTO THE REGION ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SURFACE LOW. THE DEEP WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL PUSH TEMPERATURES INTO THE 40S FOR BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...POSSIBLY NEARING 50 DEGREES. WILL NEED TO MONITOR THIS TIME PERIOD FOR HYDROLOGIC ISSUES...ESPECIALLY IF THE HIGHER END RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE REALIZED. A CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW WILL OCCUR FROM WEST TO EAST STARTING LATE IN THE DAY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AS COLDER AIR SWEEPS INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE SYSTEM AS IT PULLS OFF TO THE EAST. 850 MB TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO AROUND -14C THURSDAY NIGHT SO WE COULD CERTAINLY SEE SOME LAKE RESPONSE SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES...BUT DRYING ALOFT AND LOWERING INVERSION HEIGHTS WILL LIKELY LIMIT ACCUMULATIONS. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY/... BEHIND THE STRONG SURFACE LOW...LINGERING WRAP AROUND SYNOPTIC SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION AND LAKE-ENHANCED SNOWS SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES SHOULD TEND TO DIMINISH WITH TIME FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE AND DRIER AIR BUILDS INTO THE REGION. MEANWHILE... CONTINUED STEADY COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL HELP SEND TEMPERATURES BACK TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL LEVELS FOR THE END OF FEBRUARY...WITH HIGHS ON FRIDAY REACHING THE LOWER TO MID 20S...AND LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT DIPPING INTO THE TEENS. BOTH THE LATEST GFS AND ECMWF CONTINUING TO SUGGEST THAT A CLIPPER SYSTEM WILL WORK ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD LIKELY BRING A RENEWED POTENTIAL FOR SNOW SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE AREAS OF LAKE EFFECT OR LAKE ENHANCED SNOW...BEFORE USHERING IN ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR FOR SUNDAY AND THE EARLY PART OF THE FOLLOWING WEEK. && .AVIATION /05Z TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/... HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN QUEBEC WILL DRIFT EAST OVERNIGHT...KEEPING FAIR VFR CONDITIONS IN PLACE OVER ALL OF WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. ON TUESDAY...THE RETURN FLOW AROUND THE EXITING SFC HIGH WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE TO PUSH ACROSS OUR REGION. WHILE CLOUDS WILL LOWER AND THICKEN...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE. THE EXCEPTION COULD BE ACROSS THE SRN TIER NEAR THE PA BORDER WHERE MVFR CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE TOWARDS EVENING. OUTLOOK... WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...IFR POSSIBLE WITH RAIN/SNOW/MIXED PRECIP. SATURDAY... MVFR POSSIBLE WITH SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS && .MARINE... HIGH PRESSURE TRACKING THROUGH SOUTHERN QUEBEC INTO NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND BY TUESDAY MORNING WILL KEEP MAINLY LIGHT EASTERLY TO NORTHEASTERLY WINDS IN PLACE ON THE LAKES THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY. A DEEPENING STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE DEEP SOUTH TUESDAY NIGHT THEN LIFT TO THE OHIO VALLEY AND EASTERN GREAT LAKES WEDNESDAY WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS AND WAVES LIKELY DEVELOPING UNDER EAST FLOW. AS THIS STORM SHIFTS NORTH OF THE LAKES THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR GALE FORCE WINDS OVER THE LAKES AS COLDER WESTERLY FLOW ARRIVES. && .HYDROLOGY... A SOAKING RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE COLDER AIR MOVES IN AND CHANGES PRECIPITATION OVER TO SNOW BY THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING BETWEEN 1 TO 1.5 INCHES OF RAIN TO THE AREA...HOWEVER UNCERTAINTY REMAINS WITH THE TRACK OF THE LOW WHICH COULD IMPACT RAINFALL AMOUNTS. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE FLOODING. THERE IS STILL SOME WATER LOCKED UP IN THE SNOW AND ICE IN THE BUFFALO CREEKS...ALLEGHENY...AND GENESEE BASINS AND WARM TEMPERATURES COULD MELT SOME OR ALL OF THIS. A MORE SIGNIFICANT SNOW PACK IS IN PLACE IN THE BLACK RIVER BASIN...WHERE WARM TEMPERATURES COULD SIGNIFICANTLY ADD TO RUNOFF DUE TO SNOW MELT. MMEFS ENSEMBLES SUGGEST A SMALL CHANCE FOR FLOODING...BUT A WIDE RANGE OF POSSIBLE OUTCOMES. IN SHORT...IF THINGS PLAY OUT AS FORECAST MOST FORECAST POINTS WILL CREST NEAR BUT JUST BELOW FLOOD STAGE BUT IF WE GET MORE RAIN OR WARMER TEMPERATURES THEN THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING WILL INCREASE. IN ADDITION...THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR ICE JAMS. WARM TEMPERATURES THIS LAST WEEKEND BROKE UP MUCH OF THE ICE ON BUFFALO CREEKS. THIS WAS FLUSHED OUT OF THE HEADWATERS BUT REMAINS IN PLACE IN LOWER PORTIONS OF THE CAYUGA/BUFFALO/CAZENOVIA CREEK BASINS NEAR THE BUFFALO RIVER. THE ICE IS NOT TERRIBLY THICK...BUT IT DOES BEAR WATCHING AS WATER LEVELS RISE IN RESPONSE TO THIS MID- WEEK STORM. ICE JAMS ARE ALSO A POSSIBILITY IN OTHER BASINS...ESPECIALLY IF RAINFALL OR TEMPERATURES EXCEED THE CURRENT FORECAST. && .BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NY...NONE. MARINE...NONE. && SYNOPSIS...CHURCH/RSH NEAR TERM...CHURCH/RSH SHORT TERM...TMA LONG TERM...TMA AVIATION...RSH MARINE...CHURCH HYDROLOGY...APFFEL
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 3:48 PM EST, 12 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 348 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085-232100- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-JEFFERSON-LEWIS- NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA- CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- 348 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN AND NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO TRACK ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE NATION ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WHILE ITS EXACT TRACK IS STILL UNCERTAIN...BUT THE LATEST MODEL DATA SUGGESTS AN EVENTUAL TRACK EITHER A LITTLE TO OUR WEST OR DIRECTLY ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK. IF REALIZED...SUCH A TRACK WOULD BE FAVORABLE FOR AN INITIAL ROUND OF MIXED PRECIPITATION TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY CHANGING OVER TO PLAIN RAIN FOR MUCH OF WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AND THEN BACK TO SNOW THURSDAY NIGHT...ALONG WITH POTENTIAL FLOODING RISK AND A LOW RISK FOR STRONG WINDS. .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>065-232100- 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- 348 PM EST MON FEB 22 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE AND LAKE ONTARIO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR GALE FORCE WINDS BETWEEN WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH THIS DEPENDENT UPON THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND STRENGTH OF A STRONG STORM SYSTEM PUSHING THROUGH THE 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 3:27 AM EST | Gale Watch | BUF | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:27 PM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 31 hr | |
| Feb 23, 3:27 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 32 hr |
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Winter Weather Advisories in New York, 2016Every winter weather 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.