Alert archive / New York / Freeze Warnings in 2020
Freeze Warning 3, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this freeze warning at May 8, 2020, 1:32 PM EDT for 12 counties in New York. It took effect at May 8, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2020, 1:32 PM EDT (17:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 8, 2020, 8:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2020, 11:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:31 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 6:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.5 | 3 S Scipio Center, NY | 24-HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| May 9, 6:30 AM EDT | SNOW 0.2 | 3 Ese Cayuga, NY | 24-HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| May 9, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.2 | 4 Nne Cayuga, NY | 24-HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| May 9, 7:00 AM EDT | SNOW 0.3 | Auburn, NY | 24-HOUR SNOWFALL. |
| May 9, 7:09 AM EDT | SNOW 4.2 | 8 N Redfield, NY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 5.5 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 1597 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -152 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
758 WWUS71 KBUF 081732 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 132 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020 NYZ001>006-010>014-019-085-090145- /O.NEW.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.200509T0000Z-200509T1500Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Northern Erie- Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark, Fair Haven, Oswego, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua, Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 132 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. Low temperatures tonight will range from around 30 near the immediate lakeshores to the lower to mid 20s inland away from the lakes. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, and Chautauqua counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ Apffel
4 follow-up statements
850 WWUS71 KBUF 082334 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 734 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020 NYZ001>006-010>014-019-085-090800- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.200509T0000Z-200509T1500Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Northern Erie- Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark, Fair Haven, Oswego, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua, Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 734 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. Low temperatures tonight will range from around 30 near the immediate lakeshores to the lower to mid 20s inland away from the lakes. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, and Chautauqua counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
412 WWUS71 KBUF 090240 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1040 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020 NYZ001>006-010>014-019-085-091045- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200509T1500Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Northern Erie- Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark, Fair Haven, Oswego, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua, Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 1040 PM EDT Fri May 8 2020 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. Low temperatures tonight will range from around 30 near the immediate lakeshores to the lower to mid 20s inland away from the lakes. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, and Chautauqua counties. * WHEN...From 8 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$
640 WWUS71 KBUF 090754 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 354 AM EDT Sat May 9 2020 NYZ001>006-010>014-019-085-091500- /O.CON.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200509T1500Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Northern Erie- Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark, Fair Haven, Oswego, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua, Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 354 AM EDT Sat May 9 2020 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the lower to middle 20s inland, with temperatures in the upper 20s to near 30 degrees near Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. * WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Ontario, and Chautauqua counties. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing. && $$ JLA
999 WWUS71 KBUF 091441 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1041 AM EDT Sat May 9 2020 NYZ001>006-010>014-019-085-091545- /O.EXP.KBUF.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-200509T1500Z/ Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Northern Erie- Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-Southern Erie- Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark, Fair Haven, Oswego, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua, Jamestown, Orchard Park, and Springville 1041 AM EDT Sat May 9 2020 ...FREEZE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM EDT THIS MORNING... Temperatures will continue to gradually warm. $$ TMA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 2:54 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 44 hr | |
| May 8, 3:51 PM EDT | Lakeshore Flood Watch | BUF | Cayuga, Oswego, Wayne | 12 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.