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Winter Weather Advisory 37, NWS Buffalo, NY

December 30, 2017Wyoming County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 30, 2017, 3:38 AM EST for Wyoming County, New York. It took effect at Dec 30, 2017, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 30, 2017, 3:38 AM EST (08:38 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 30, 2017, 10:00 AM EST
Expired
Dec 30, 2017, 9:26 PM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

County Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:39 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 46 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2017-12-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2017-12-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 226 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
880 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
104 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
226 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
232 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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 Dec 30, 12:40 AM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 30, 12:40 AM EST, 2 hours 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 29, 8:59 AM EST, 18 hours 39 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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 30, 3:38 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more54 hr
Dec 30, 6:06 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFChautauqua84 min
Dec 30, 1:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOswego, Wayne87 min
Dec 30, 2:23 PM ESTWind Chill WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis43 hr
Dec 30, 3:37 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFWayne53 min
Dec 30, 4:41 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFMonroe, Orleans, Wayne79 min
Dec 30, 5:59 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFGenesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Wayne91 min

Nearby

Winter Weather Advisories in New York, 2017Every winter weather advisory in 2017

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.