Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Feb 18, 2018, 6:39 PM EST for Chautauqua County, New York. It took effect at Feb 19, 2018, 1:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 18, 2018, 6:39 PM EST (23:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2018, 1:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2018, 9:32 AM EST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Chautauqua County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:40 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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 608 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 108 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 113 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
481 WWUS71 KBUF 182339 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 639 PM EST Sun Feb 18 2018 NYZ019-190745- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0001.180219T0600Z-180219T1500Z/ Chautauqua- Including the city of Jamestown 639 PM EST Sun Feb 18 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST MONDAY... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 1 AM to 10 AM EST Monday. * LOCATIONS...Along the Lake Erie shoreline in Chautauqua county, including Ripley, Westfield, Brocton, Dunkirk, Fredonia, and Silver Creek. * TIMING...From overnight tonight through late Monday morning. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Expect strong cross winds along the I-90 Thruway corridor between Silver Creek and Ripley, which will make for difficult travel conditions for high profile vehicles. Downed tree limbs and localized power outages are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure personal property. && $$ Church
2 follow-up statements
195 WWUS71 KBUF 190723 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 223 AM EST Mon Feb 19 2018 NYZ019-191500- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180219T1500Z/ Chautauqua- Including the city of Jamestown 223 AM EST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...Along the Lake Erie shoreline in Chautauqua county, including Ripley, Westfield, Brocton, Dunkirk, Fredonia, and Silver Creek. * TIMING...Overnight tonight through late Monday morning. * WINDS...South 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Expect strong cross winds along the I-90 Thruway corridor between Silver Creek and Ripley, which will make for difficult travel conditions for high profile vehicles. Downed tree limbs and localized power outages are possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure personal property. && $$
282 WWUS71 KBUF 191432 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 932 AM EST Mon Feb 19 2018 NYZ019-191545- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180219T1500Z/ Chautauqua- Including the city of Jamestown 932 AM EST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has cancelled the Wind Advisory. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:23 AM EST | Flood Watch | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 4 days |
| Feb 18, 6:39 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 3 days |
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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.