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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jan 22, 2021, 8:59 AM EST for Monroe County, New York. It was in force for 76 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
- Jan 22, 2021, 8:59 AM EST (13:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2021, 10:15 AM EST
- In force
- 76 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Monroe County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 75 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 72 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
- 919 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 83 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
655
WWUS81 KBUF 221359
SPSBUF
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
859 AM EST Fri Jan 22 2021
NYZ002-003-011-221515-
Orleans-Genesee-Monroe-
859 AM EST Fri Jan 22 2021
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT ORLEANS...NORTHERN GENESEE AND
MONROE COUNTIES...
At 855 AM EST, A band of heavy snow was producing snow fall rates of
up to an inch per hour. This band will continue to slowly slide
southeast across the area through 1030 am. Expect very poor travel
conditions in this band of heavy snow, with visibility below a half
mile in heavy snow, along with snow covered and slick roads.
Locations impacted include...
Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, Chili, Brockport, East Rochester,
Medina, Albion, Webster, Fairport, Brighton, Gates-North Gates,
Henrietta, Penfield, Spencerport, Byron, Churchville, Oakfield,
Holley and Waterport.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 390 near exit 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 4337 7844 4321 7738 4304 7737 4304 7748
4302 7749 4306 7846
$$
TMAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 3:25 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego | 10 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:25 AM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Cayuga, Monroe, Orleans, Oswego, Wayne | 31 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:38 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 53 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:51 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis, Oswego | 114 min |
| Jan 22, 6:31 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 89 min |
| Jan 22, 7:06 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 54 min |
| Jan 22, 8:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara | 56 min |
| Jan 22, 9:04 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Wayne | 56 min |
| Jan 22, 10:18 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 72 min |
| Jan 22, 11:01 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 59 min |
| Jan 22, 3:41 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 49 min |
| Jan 22, 4:54 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Oswego | 66 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.