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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Buffalo, NY

November 2, 202012 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Nov 2, 2020, 2:55 AM EST for 12 counties in New York. It took effect at Nov 2, 2020, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 2, 2020, 2:55 AM EST (07:55 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 2, 2020, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Nov 3, 2020, 3:30 AM EST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wayne County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:59 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 00:00Z, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 74 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2020-11-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 00:00Z on 2020-11-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

850 
WWUS71 KBUF 020755
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
255 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

NYZ001>007-010>012-019-020-085-021600-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.201102T2100Z-201103T0600Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-
Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-
Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark,
Fair Haven, Oswego, Watertown, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, 
Jamestown, Olean, Orchard Park, and Springville
255 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM EST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 45 to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, 
  Oswego, Jefferson, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua, and 
  Cattaraugus counties.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
REYNOLDS
5 follow-up statements
217 
WWUS71 KBUF 021555
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1055 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

NYZ001>007-010>012-019-020-085-030000-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.201102T2100Z-201103T0600Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-
Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-
Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark,
Fair Haven, Oswego, Watertown, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, 
Jamestown, Olean, Orchard Park, and Springville
1055 AM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, 
  Oswego, Jefferson, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua, and 
  Cattaraugus counties.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 1 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

TMA
190 
WWUS71 KBUF 022055
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
355 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

NYZ001>007-010>012-019-020-085-030500-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.201102T2100Z-201103T0600Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-
Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-
Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark,
Fair Haven, Oswego, Watertown, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, 
Jamestown, Olean, Orchard Park, and Springville
355 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, 
  Oswego, Jefferson, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua, and 
  Cattaraugus counties.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
543 
WWUS71 KBUF 030222
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
922 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

NYZ001>007-010>012-019-020-085-030600-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-201103T0600Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-Jefferson-
Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-
Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, Newark,
Fair Haven, Oswego, Watertown, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, 
Jamestown, Olean, Orchard Park, and Springville
922 PM EST Mon Nov 2 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, 
  Oswego, Jefferson, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Chautauqua, and 
  Cattaraugus counties.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
633 
WWUS71 KBUF 030546
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1246 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2020

NYZ001>003-007-010>012-019-020-085-030700-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-201103T0600Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Jefferson-Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, 
Watertown, Buffalo, Batavia, Warsaw, Jamestown, Olean, 
Orchard Park, and Springville
1246 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind gusts will steadily diminish early this morning.

$$

NYZ004>006-031000-
/O.EXT.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-201103T1000Z/
Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-
Including the cities of Newark, Fair Haven, and Oswego
1246 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2020

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph shifting
  northwest. Strongest winds will occur near the Lake Ontario
  shore.  

* WHERE...Wayne, Northern Cayuga, and Oswego counties.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM EST early this morning.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
JLA
563 
WWUS71 KBUF 030830
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
330 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2020

NYZ004>006-030930-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-201103T1000Z/
Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Oswego-
Including the cities of Newark, Fair Haven, and Oswego
330 AM EST Tue Nov 3 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds will continue to diminish early this morning. A few gusts to
45 mph are still possible early this morning along the immediate 
Lake Ontario shore.

$$

JLA

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 1, 10:04 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis71 min
Nov 2, 2:41 AM ESTLakeshore Flood WarningBUFCayuga, Jefferson, Oswego25 hr
Nov 2, 3:24 AM ESTLake Effect Snow WarningBUFJefferson, Lewis, Oswego22 hr
Nov 2, 3:44 AM ESTLakeshore Flood AdvisoryBUFChautauqua, Erie21 hr
Nov 2, 5:03 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementBUFLewis, Oswego102 min

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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.