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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 2, 2018Lewis County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jan 2, 2018, 2:51 PM EST for Lewis County, New York. It was in force for 84 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
Jan 2, 2018, 2:51 PM EST (19:51 UTC)
Expired
Jan 2, 2018, 4:15 PM EST
In force
84 min
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

County Lewis County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 21 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 206 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-01-02Temperature 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, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 227 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
866 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
227 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

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 Jan 2, 2:36 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 2, 2:36 PM EST, 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 2, 1:58 PM EST, 53 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 2, 9:21 AM EST, 5 hours 30 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
921 AM EST TUE JAN 02 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     SNOW             5 ESE OSWEGO            43.44N  76.41W
01/02/2018  M22.5 INCH       OSWEGO             NY   COCORAHS

            24-HOUR SNOWFALL.

0616 AM     SNOW             1 NNE FRANKLINVILLE     42.34N  78.45W
01/02/2018  M3.8 INCH        CATTARAUGUS        NY   COCORAHS

            24-HOUR SNOWFALL.

0730 AM     SNOW             SE MINETTO              43.40N  76.48W
01/02/2018  M7.5 INCH        OSWEGO             NY   COCORAHS

            24-HOUR SNOWFALL.

&&

EVENT NUMBER BUF1800006
EVENT NUMBER BUF1800007
EVENT NUMBER BUF1800008

SJW
Special weather statement, Jan 2, 11:14 AM EST, 3 hours 37 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1114 AM EST TUE JAN 2 2018

NYZ010>012-085-021645-
Southern Erie-Wyoming-Genesee-Northern Erie-
1114 AM EST TUE JAN 2 2018

...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT NORTHWESTERN WYOMING...CENTRAL ERIE AND
WESTERN GENESEE COUNTIES...

At 1113 AM EST, a snow squall was located over Lancaster
Winds in excess of 40 mph are possible with this squall.

Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, Clarence, Lackawanna, Batavia,
Depew, Amherst, Lancaster and Hamburg.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 57A and 48.

Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in
this squall.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area. Please monitor
local media outlets and the national weather service for further
statements.

LAT...LON 4267 7912 4273 7908 4276 7898 4280 7892
      4284 7893 4292 7890 4308 7850 4309 7847
      4310 7846 4313 7841 4313 7814 4298 7814
      4273 7867 4258 7908 4265 7914
TIME...MOT...LOC 1613Z 239DEG 49KT 4290 7865

Wood
Special weather statement, Jan 2, 12:05 PM EST, 2 hours 46 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1205 PM EST TUE JAN 2 2018

NYZ010-085-022000-
Southern Erie-Northern Erie-
1205 PM EST TUE JAN 2 2018

...A SNOW SQUALL WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY...

At 1204 PM EST, a snow squall was occurring across north-central
Erie county. Winds in excess of 40 mph and areas of blowing snow are
occurring with this squall.

Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, Clarence, Lackawanna, Depew,
Lancaster, Hamburg, Williamsville and Elma.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 57 and 49.

Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in
this squall.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the area. Please monitor
local media outlets and the national weather service for further
statements.

LAT...LON 4280 7892 4284 7893 4291 7890 4307 7846
      4288 7847 4269 7889 4278 7896
TIME...MOT...LOC 1704Z 239DEG 48KT 4299 7849

Wood
Special weather statement, Jan 2, 2:51 PM EST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 2, 10:13 AM ESTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningBUF11 hr
Jan 2, 11:14 AM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie, Genesee31 min
Jan 2, 12:05 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFErie3 hr
Jan 2, 12:59 PM ESTBlizzard WarningBUFErie, Jefferson, Oswego12 hr
Jan 2, 4:08 PM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUFLewis9 hr
Jan 2, 6:36 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua15 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.