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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Feb 20, 2020, 6:21 AM EST for Monroe County, Wayne County, New York. It was in force for 54 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
- Feb 20, 2020, 6:21 AM EST (11:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2020, 7:15 AM EST
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Monroe County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 97 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
- 1162 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 83 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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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 Feb 20, 5:44 AM EST, 37 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 5:44 AM EST, 37 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 307 PM EST Wed Feb 19 2020 NYZ001-002-010>014-019>021-085-202015- Niagara-Orleans-Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario- Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie- 307 PM EST Wed Feb 19 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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 NYZ003-202015- Monroe- 307 PM EST Wed Feb 19 2020 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon 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...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Winter Weather Advisory. .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 NYZ004>006-202015- Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego- 307 PM EST Wed Feb 19 2020 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM EST THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .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 NYZ007-008-202015- Jefferson-Lewis- 307 PM EST Wed Feb 19 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-202015- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo- Lower Niagara River- 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- 307 PM EST Wed Feb 19 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the New York waters of Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Saint Lawrence River. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .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 JLA
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 20, 5:21 AM EST, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
521 AM EST Thu Feb 20 2020
NYZ003-201115-
Monroe-
521 AM EST Thu Feb 20 2020
...A BAND OF HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW MOVING SOUTH WILL AFFECT MONROE
COUNTY...
At 516 AM EST, A band of heavy lake effect snow producing rates of 1
to 2 inches per hour is slowly moving south into and across Monroe
county this morning. This band of lake effect snow will quickly
create snow covered roadways and will likely impact I490 and the I90
as it moves south during the morning commute.
Locations impacted include...
Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, Chili, Brockport, East Rochester,
Hilton, Webster, Fairport, Brighton, Hamlin Beach State Park,
Gates-North Gates, Henrietta, Penfield, Spencerport, Honeoye Falls,
Scottsville, Churchville, Mendon and Riga.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 390 between exits 11 and 12.
Interstate 90 near exit 46.
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time when traveling.
LAT...LON 4295 7773 4297 7772 4299 7773 4299 7791
4304 7791 4304 7795 4313 7791 4314 7800
4336 7799 4338 7801 4339 7775 4328 7754
4332 7736 4328 7735 4327 7738 4304 7737
4303 7749 4294 7748 4294 7776
ReynoldsSpecial weather statement, Feb 20, 6:21 AM EST, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 5:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe | 54 min |
| Feb 20, 7:21 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe, Orleans, Wayne | 84 min |
| Feb 20, 1:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wyoming | 21 min |
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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.