Alert archive / New York / Wind Chill Advisories in 2020
Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 13, 2020, 2:22 PM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York. It took effect at Feb 14, 2020, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2020, 2:22 PM EST (19:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2020, 4:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2020, 10:00 AM EST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 16 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 117 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 133 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 412 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
448 WWUS41 KBUF 131922 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 222 PM EST Thu Feb 13 2020 NYZ007-008-140400- /O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.200214T0900Z-200214T1500Z/ Jefferson-Lewis- Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville 222 PM EST Thu Feb 13 2020 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 20 below zero. * WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must be outside, be sure to cover all exposed skin. Frostbite can occur in 30 minutes or less with apparent temperatures of 15 below zero or colder. && $$ JLA
3 follow-up statements
874 WWUS41 KBUF 140356 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1056 PM EST Thu Feb 13 2020 NYZ007-008-141200- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.200214T0900Z-200214T1500Z/ Jefferson-Lewis- Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville 1056 PM EST Thu Feb 13 2020 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 20 below zero. * WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 10 AM EST Friday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If you must be outside, be sure to cover all exposed skin. Frostbite can occur in 30 minutes or less with apparent temperatures of 15 below zero or colder. && $$
963 WWUS41 KBUF 140823 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 323 AM EST Fri Feb 14 2020 NYZ007-008-141500- /O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.200214T0900Z-200214T1500Z/ Jefferson-Lewis- Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville 323 AM EST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 20 to 25 below zero. * WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... This is a potentially dangerous situation to be outdoors. If you must be outside, be sure to cover all exposed skin. Frostbite can occur in 30 minutes or less with apparent temperatures of 15 below zero or colder. && $$ Hitchcock
747 WWUS41 KBUF 141507 WSWBUF URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1007 AM EST Fri Feb 14 2020 NYZ007-008-141615- /O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-200214T1500Z/ Jefferson-Lewis- Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville 1007 AM EST Fri Feb 14 2020 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ JLA
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:13 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 14 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.