Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 14, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2018, 2:24 PM EST for Chautauqua County, Erie County, New York. It took effect at Dec 27, 2018, 7:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 26, 2018, 2:24 PM EST (19:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2018, 7:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2018, 6:07 AM EST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 55 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
- 912 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 176 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
532 WWUS71 KBUF 261924 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 224 PM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 NYZ019-085-270330- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0014.181228T0000Z-181228T1200Z/ Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 224 PM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 7 PM Thursday to 7 AM EST Friday. * LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. * TIMING...From early Thursday evening through early Friday morning. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude could lead to some downed tree limbs and isolated power outages, and will make the driving of high profile vehicles more difficult. 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. && $$ Apffel
8 follow-up statements
254 WWUS71 KBUF 270127 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 827 PM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 NYZ019-085-270930- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0014.181228T0000Z-181228T1200Z/ Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 827 PM EST Wed Dec 26 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. * TIMING...From early Thursday evening through early Friday morning. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude could lead to some downed tree limbs and isolated power outages, and will make the driving of high profile vehicles more difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure personal property. && $$
885 WWUS71 KBUF 270852 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 352 AM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 NYZ019-085-271700- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0014.181228T0000Z-181228T1200Z/ Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 352 AM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. * TIMING...From early this evening through early Friday morning. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude could lead to some downed tree limbs and isolated power outages, and will make the driving of high profile vehicles more difficult. 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. && $$ JJR
173 WWUS71 KBUF 271513 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1013 AM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 NYZ019-085-272315- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0014.181228T0000Z-181228T1200Z/ Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 1013 AM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. * TIMING...From early this evening through early Friday morning. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude could lead to some downed tree limbs and isolated power outages, and will make the driving of high profile vehicles more difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure personal property. && $$
651 WWUS71 KBUF 271756 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1256 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 NYZ019-085-280200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0014.181228T0000Z-181228T1200Z/ Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 1256 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. * TIMING...From early this evening through early Friday morning. * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude could lead to some downed tree limbs and isolated power outages, and will make the driving of high profile vehicles more difficult. 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. && $$
767 WWUS71 KBUF 272341 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 641 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 NYZ019-085-280745- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0014.181228T0000Z-181228T1200Z/ Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 641 PM EST Thu Dec 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY... * LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. * TIMING...From early this evening through early Friday morning. * WINDS...South 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude could lead to some downed tree limbs and isolated power outages, and will make the driving of high profile vehicles more difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure personal property. && $$
696 WWUS71 KBUF 280551 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1251 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 NYZ019-085-281200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-181228T1200Z/ Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 1251 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. * TIMING...Through early this morning. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude could lead to some downed tree limbs and isolated power outages, and will make the driving of high profile vehicles more difficult. 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. && $$ JJR
285 WWUS71 KBUF 280852 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 352 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 NYZ019-085-281200- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-181228T1200Z/ Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 352 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING... * LOCATIONS...Chautauqua and Southern Erie counties. * TIMING...Through early this morning. * WINDS...South 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude could lead to some downed tree limbs and isolated power outages, and will make the driving of high profile vehicles more difficult. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure personal property. && $$ JJR
490 WWUS71 KBUF 281107 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 607 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 NYZ019-085-281215- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-181228T1200Z/ Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 607 AM EST Fri Dec 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has cancelled the Wind Advisory. While some wind gusts to 45 mph or so will still be possible over the next couple of hours...the threat for stronger winds has pretty much come to an end. For this reason...the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. $$ JJR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 3:23 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 21 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.