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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Mar 9, 2018, 4:00 PM EST for Monroe County, Orleans 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
- Mar 9, 2018, 4:00 PM EST (21:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2018, 5:00 PM EST
- In force
- 60 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Monroe County, NY, Orleans County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:02 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 620 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 88 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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</html>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 Mar 9, 3:45 PM EST, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 3:45 PM EST, 15 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 9:20 AM EST, 6 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 920 AM EST Fri Mar 9 2018 NYZ004>008-101430- Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis- 920 AM EST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north 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. Winter Weather Advisory. .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 NYZ001>003-010-011-013-014-021-101430- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Northern Erie-Genesee-Livingston-Ontario- Allegany- 920 AM EST Fri Mar 9 2018 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...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 NYZ012-019-020-085-101430- Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Southern Erie- 920 AM EST Fri Mar 9 2018 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... 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 Warning. .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 LEZ020-040-041-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-101430- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo- 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- 920 AM EST Fri Mar 9 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario and 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
In the hours before
Local storm report, Mar 9, 10:24 AM EST, 5 hours 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1024 AM EST FRI MAR 09 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW PERRYSBURG 42.46N 79.00W
03/09/2018 M7.0 INCH CATTARAUGUS NY CO-OP OBSERVER
24-HOUR SNOWFALL.
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EVENT NUMBER BUF1800756
DPKSpecial weather statement, Mar 9, 3:09 PM EST, 51 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
309 PM EST FRI MAR 9 2018
NYZ001>005-010>014-092030-
Ontario-Livingston-Wyoming-Orleans-Wayne-Genesee-Monroe-Niagara-
Northern Cayuga-Northern Erie-
309 PM EST FRI MAR 9 2018
...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE NIAGARA
FRONTIER...GENESEE VALLEY...AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES...
An area of heavy snow showers will continue from the Niagara
Frontier to the Genesee Valley and western Finger Lakes through late
afternoon. The heavy snow will be brief at any one location, but
will produce brief periods of snow covered roads and visibility less
than a quarter mile.
Locations impacted include...
The Niagara Frontier, Rochester, Batavia, Avon, Pavilion,
Canandaigua, and Palmyra.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 390 between exits 8 and 12.
Interstate 90 between exits 48A and 42.
Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in
these heavy snow showers.
Use extra caution if you must travel through these heavy snow
showers. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads are
likely to lead to accidents.
LAT...LON 4301 7886 4341 7853 4342 7840 4342 7811
4306 7657 4302 7661 4301 7696 4276 7697
4276 7731 4264 7737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 283DEG 30KT 4314 7823
HITCHCOCKSpecial weather statement, Mar 9, 4:00 PM EST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
400 PM EST FRI MAR 9 2018
NYZ002>004-011-014-092200-
Ontario-Orleans-Wayne-Genesee-Monroe-
400 PM EST FRI MAR 9 2018
...AN AREA OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT THE GENESEE
VALLEY AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES...
An area of heavy snow showers will continue from the Genesee Valley
to the western Finger Lakes through late afternoon. The heavy snow
will be brief at any one location, but will produce brief periods of
snow covered roads and visibility less than a quarter mile.
Locations impacted include...
Rochester, Albion, Macedon, and Victor.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 390 between exits 11 and 12.
Interstate 90 between exits 46 and 43.
Visibilities will drop quickly to less than a quarter of a mile in
these heavy snow showers.
Use extra caution if you must travel through these heavy snow
showers. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads are
likely to lead to accidents.
LAT...LON 4319 7839 4342 7838 4333 7764 4328 7754
4331 7745 4326 7711 4300 7698 4287 7733
TIME...MOT...LOC 2058Z 283DEG 30KT 4317 7782
HITCHCOCKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 7:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee, Monroe, Niagara | 60 min |
| Mar 9, 9:16 AM EST | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming | 18 hr |
| Mar 9, 3:09 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans | 21 min |
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Special Weather Statements in New York, 2018Every special weather statement in 2018
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.