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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Dec 26, 2017, 10:40 AM EST for Lewis County, New York. It was in force for 3 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2017, 10:40 AM EST (15:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2017, 1:30 PM EST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Lewis County, NY
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 200 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
- 1569 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 88 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Dec 26, 9:32 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 26, 9:32 AM EST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 620 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 NYZ001>003-010-011-013-014-271200- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Northern Erie-Genesee-Livingston-Ontario- 620 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. 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 NYZ012-019>021-085-271200- Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie- 620 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .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 NYZ004-271200- Wayne- 620 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Watch. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Storm Watch. .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 NYZ005-271200- Northern Cayuga- 620 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .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 NYZ006-271200- Oswego- 620 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. The combination of very low temperatures and a modest wind Wednesday night will produce dangerously low wind chill values of 15 to 20 below zero. As confidence in this forecast increases...wind chill headlines may be required. .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 NYZ007-008-271200- Jefferson-Lewis- 620 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. The combination of very low temperatures and a modest wind Wednesday night will produce dangerously low wind chill values of 25 to 30 below zero. As confidence in this forecast increases...wind chill headlines may be required. .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-SLZ022-024-271200- 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- Saint Lawrence River from Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg- Saint Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to Saint Regis- 620 AM EST Tue Dec 26 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the New York waters of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Saint Lawrence River. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday. 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 JJR/RSH
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 26, 7:49 AM EST, 2 hours 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
749 AM EST TUE DEC 26 2017
NYZ006>008-261545-
Jefferson-Oswego-Lewis-
749 AM EST TUE DEC 26 2017
...A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...
SOUTHERN LEWIS AND NORTHEASTERN OSWEGO COUNTIES...
At 746 AM EST, A band of lake effect snow producing snow fall rates
of 2 to 4 inches per hour extended across southern Jefferson,
central Lewis, and northern Oswego counties, including the Tug Hill
Plateau. Blowing and drifting snow is also occurring within this
band, which will slowly wobble across the area through sunrise.
Locations impacted include...
Sandy Creek, Pulaski, Mannsville, Lorraine, North Osceola,
Highmarket, Lowville, Greig, and Lyons Falls.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 36 and 40.
Driving within this snow band will be extremely difficult to
impossible with deep snow cover on roads and visibilities down to
near zero at times. If you must travel across this area, slow down
and allow plenty of extra time to reach your destination.
LAT...LON 4350 7537 4350 7599 4354 7643 4356 7643
4357 7636 4356 7631 4358 7626 4369 7626
4379 7631 4388 7514 4361 7511
WOODLocal storm report, Dec 26, 8:08 AM EST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1040 AM EST TUE DEC 26 2017
NYZ006>008-261830-
Jefferson-Oswego-Lewis-
1040 AM EST TUE DEC 26 2017
...A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTH CENTRAL
JEFFERSON...SOUTHERN LEWIS...AND NORTHERN OSWEGO COUNTIES...
At 1040 AM EST, A band of lake effect snow producing snow fall rates
of 2 to 4 inches per hour extended across southern Jefferson,
central Lewis, and northern Oswego counties, including the Tug Hill
Plateau. Blowing and drifting snow is also occurring within this
band, which will continue to remain in place across the area into
the early afternoon hours.
Locations impacted include...
Sandy Creek, Pulaski, Mannsville, Lorraine, North Osceola,
Highmarket, Lowville, Greig, and Lyons Falls.
This includes Interstate 81 between exits 36 and 40.
Driving within this snow band will be extremely difficult to
impossible with deep snow cover on roads and visibilities down to
near zero at times. If you must travel across this area, slow down
and allow plenty of extra time to reach your destination.
LAT...LON 4350 7537 4350 7599 4354 7643 4356 7643
4357 7636 4356 7631 4358 7626 4369 7626
4379 7631 4388 7514 4361 7511
WoodThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 7:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 57 min |
| Dec 25, 8:48 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 57 min |
| Dec 25, 9:10 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua, Wyoming | 65 min |
| Dec 25, 9:50 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 85 min |
| Dec 25, 10:40 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua, Livingston | 50 min |
| Dec 26, 4:14 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 62 hr | |
| Dec 26, 5:34 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 116 min |
| Dec 26, 7:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 3 hr |
| Dec 26, 1:34 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 3 hr |
| Dec 26, 2:22 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wayne | 29 hr |
| Dec 26, 4:33 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 117 min |
| Dec 26, 6:30 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 2 hr |
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