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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Dec 29, 2017, 4:15 PM EST for Erie County, New York. It was in force for 60 min. 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 29, 2017, 4:15 PM EST (21:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2017, 5:15 PM EST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 58 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
- 742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -19 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 29, 3:37 PM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 29, 3:37 PM EST, 38 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 8:59 AM EST, 7 hours 16 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 NYZ008-301400- Lewis- 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Another round of arctic air will move into the region New Years Eve. Temperatures will only reach zero to 5 below zero Sunday and drop to 15 to 25 below zero New Years Eve night. Wind chill values will likely be 25 to 35 below zero New Years Eve. .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 NYZ007-301400- Jefferson- 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Another round of arctic air will move into the region New Years Eve. Temperatures will only reach zero to 5 below zero Sunday and drop to 15 to 25 below zero New Years Eve night. Wind chill values will likely be 25 to 35 below zero New Years Eve. .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 NYZ006-301400- Oswego- 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Another round of arctic air will move into the region New Years Eve. Temperatures will only reach the single digits to near zero Sunday and drop to 5 to 15 below zero New Years Eve night. Wind chill values will likely be 15 to 25 below zero New Years Eve. .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-SLZ022-024-301400- 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- 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 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...Saturday through Thursday. 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 NYZ010-011-013-014-021-301400- Northern Erie-Genesee-Livingston-Ontario-Allegany- 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Another round of arctic air will move into the region New Years Eve. Temperatures will only reach the single digits Sunday and drop to near zero to 5 below zero New Years Eve night. Wind chill values will likely be 10 to 20 below zero New Years Eve. .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 NYZ001-002-301400- Niagara-Orleans- 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Another round of arctic air will move into the region New Years Eve. Temperatures will only reach the single digits Sunday and drop to near zero to 5 below zero New Years Eve night. Wind chill values will likely be 10 to 20 below zero New Years Eve. .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 NYZ003>005-301400- Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga- 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM EST SUNDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight. The probability of widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Another round of arctic air will move into the region New Years Eve. Temperatures will only reach the single digits Sunday and drop to near zero to 5 below zero New Years Eve night. Wind chill values will likely be 10 to 20 below zero New Years Eve. .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 NYZ019-020-085-301400- Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Southern Erie- 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... 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...Saturday through Thursday. 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. Another round of arctic air will move into the region New Years Eve. Temperatures will only reach the single digits Sunday and drop to near zero to 5 below zero New Years Eve night. Wind chill values will likely be 10 to 20 below zero New Years Eve. .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 NYZ012-301400- Wyoming- 859 AM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM EST SUNDAY... 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 Weather Advisory. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. Another round of arctic air will move into the region New Years Eve. Temperatures will only reach the single digits Sunday and drop to near zero to 5 below zero New Years Eve night. Wind chill values will likely be 10 to 20 below zero New Years Eve. .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
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Dec 29, 11:50 AM EST, 4 hours 25 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1150 AM EST FRI DEC 29 2017
NYZ003>005-291845-
Wayne-Monroe-Northern Cayuga-
1150 AM EST FRI DEC 29 2017
...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT NORTHERN WAYNE...CAYUGA AND
NORTHEASTERN MONROE COUNTIES...
At 1145 AM EST, a band of moderate to heavy lake effect snow was
located along a line extending from near Webster to near Chimney
Bluffs State Park. This band will continue to graze the Lake Ontario
shoreline through early afternoon, bringing poor visibilities and
slippery travel conditions to communities along and north of highway
104. Expect these poor conditions to expand eastward toward Fair
Haven over the next hour or two.
Locations impacted include...
Oswego, Fair Haven Beach State Park, Ontario, Williamson, Sodus,
Chimney Bluffs State Park, Sterling, Ira, Huron and Wolcott.
Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in
this area of heavy snow.
LAT...LON 4342 7662 4325 7661 4325 7650 4320 7654
4321 7731 4329 7755 4332 7740 4330 7708
4332 7706 4331 7697 4334 7691 4335 7681
4339 7673 4344 7667 4347 7661 4347 7651
TIME...MOT...LOC 1645Z 278DEG 6KT 4332 7750 4329 7699 4340 7690
ChurchSpecial weather statement, Dec 29, 12:10 PM EST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1210 PM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 NYZ001-010-292115- Niagara-Northern Erie- Including the cities of Niagara Falls and Buffalo 1210 PM EST Fri Dec 29 2017 A band of moderate to heavy lake effect snow will move across the Buffalo metro area this afternoon. This band is expected to approach Niagara Falls, Grand Island and the Tonawandas between 1pm and 2pm, then move southeastward across the Buffalo metro area through 4pm. Snowfall rates of an inch per hour are expected, with locally higher rates up to 2 inches per hour possible. This will produce a quick accumulation of 1 to 2 inches, with locally up to 3 inches, slippery travel conditions, and poor visibility. CHURCH
Special weather statement, Dec 29, 4:15 PM EST, 0 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 8:41 PM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Monroe, Oswego and 1 more | 60 hr |
| Dec 29, 3:40 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Cayuga, Jefferson, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans and 3 more | 48 hr |
| Dec 29, 11:50 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 115 min |
| Dec 29, 3:24 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 5 days | |
| Dec 29, 5:19 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 56 min |
| Dec 29, 6:14 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie | 2 hr |
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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.