Alert archive / New York / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 6, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at May 1, 2018, 1:04 PM EDT for 5 counties in New York. It took effect at May 2, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2018, 1:04 PM EDT (17:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2018, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2018, 6:37 PM EDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 68 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
- 2929 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 257 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 293 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
223 WWUS71 KBUF 011704 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 104 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 NYZ001-002-007-010-011-020115- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.180502T1500Z-180503T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Genesee- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Watertown, Buffalo, and Batavia 104 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM to 8 PM EDT Wednesday. * LOCATIONS...Niagara, Orleans, Jefferson, Northern Erie, and Genesee counties. * TIMING...From late Wednesday morning through early Wednesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds may bring down a few tree limbs. Travel in high profile vehicles will also be difficult at times. 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. && $$ Fries
6 follow-up statements
237 WWUS71 KBUF 020033 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 833 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 NYZ001-002-007-010-011-020845- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.180502T1500Z-180503T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Genesee- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Watertown, Buffalo, and Batavia 833 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...Niagara, Orleans, Jefferson, Northern Erie, and Genesee counties. * TIMING...From late Wednesday morning through early Wednesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds may bring down a few tree limbs. Travel in high profile vehicles will also be difficult at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure personal property. && $$
087 WWUS71 KBUF 020234 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1034 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 NYZ001-002-007-010-011-021045- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.180502T1500Z-180503T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Genesee- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Watertown, Buffalo, and Batavia 1034 PM EDT Tue May 1 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATIONS...Niagara, Orleans, Jefferson, Northern Erie, and Genesee counties. * TIMING...From late Wednesday morning through early Wednesday evening. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds may bring down a few tree limbs. Travel in high profile vehicles will also be difficult at times. 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. && $$
492 WWUS71 KBUF 021106 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 706 AM EDT Wed May 2 2018 NYZ001-002-007-010-011-021915- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.180502T1500Z-180503T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Genesee- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Watertown, Buffalo, and Batavia 706 AM EDT Wed May 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Niagara, Orleans, Jefferson, Northern Erie, and Genesee counties. * TIMING...From late this morning through early this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds may bring down a few tree limbs. Travel in high profile vehicles will also be difficult at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure personal property. && $$
052 WWUS71 KBUF 021436 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1036 AM EDT Wed May 2 2018 NYZ001-002-007-010-011-022245- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.180502T1500Z-180503T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Genesee- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Watertown, Buffalo, and Batavia 1036 AM EDT Wed May 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Niagara, Orleans, Jefferson, Northern Erie, and Genesee counties. * TIMING...From late this morning through early this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds may bring down a few small tree limbs. Travel in high profile vehicles will also be difficult at times. 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. && $$ HITCHCOCK
736 WWUS71 KBUF 021846 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 246 PM EDT Wed May 2 2018 NYZ001-002-007-010-011-030000- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-180503T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Genesee- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Watertown, Buffalo, and Batavia 246 PM EDT Wed May 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * LOCATIONS...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, Genesee and Jefferson counties. * TIMING...Through early this evening. * WINDS...Southwest 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * IMPACTS...Winds may bring down a few small tree limbs and result in isolated power outages. Travel in high profile vehicles will also be difficult at times. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Strong wind gusts of up to 57 mph will make driving difficult and could result in minor property damage. Home owners should secure personal property. && $$ HITCHCOCK
582 WWUS71 KBUF 022237 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 637 PM EDT Wed May 2 2018 NYZ001-002-007-010-011-022345- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-180503T0000Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Genesee- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Watertown, Buffalo, and Batavia 637 PM EDT Wed May 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Buffalo has cancelled the Wind Advisory. While winds may gust to 35 mph early this evening...the threat for stronger...potentially damaging winds has ended. Winds across the region will significantly subside as we push deeper into the night. $$ RSH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 1:05 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 33 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.