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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Apr 1, 2021, 3:47 PM EDT for 7 counties in New York. It was in force for 58 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
- Apr 1, 2021, 3:47 PM EDT (19:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2021, 4:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:46 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, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 1201 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 55 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -163 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -79 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
927
WWUS81 KBUF 011947
SPSBUF
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
347 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021
NYZ003-004-010>014-019>021-085-012045-
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Ontario-Livingston-Southern
Erie-Wyoming-Wayne-Genesee-Monroe-Northern Erie-
347 PM EDT Thu Apr 1 2021
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL AFFECT SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE...
WYOMING...NORTHERN CATTARAUGUS...ERIE...LIVINGSTON...CHAUTAUQUA...
NORTHERN ALLEGANY... GENESEE...SOUTHERN MONROE AND ONTARIO
COUNTIES...
At 343 PM EDT, a band of heavy snow showers was located along a line
extending from Bristol to Westfield. Movement was south at 20 mph.
Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these snow showers and
visibility will briefly be reduced to a quarter mile. Most roads
will remain wet, although a few slushy spots may develop across
higher terrain.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 390 between exits 4 and 12.
Interstate 90 between exits 60 and 57, and between exits 48 and 44.
Interstate 86 between exits 6 and 16.
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for greatly reduced visibility and a few slushy spots on
roads. Slow down and allow extra time when traveling.
LAT...LON 4236 7968 4253 7939 4259 7919 4269 7910
4292 7840 4313 7805 4318 7742 4276 7711
4276 7732 4258 7737 4258 7766 4253 7766
4253 7772 4244 7773 4200 7957
$$
EAJThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 12:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Niagara, Orleans | 88 min |
| Apr 1, 1:45 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Orleans, Wyoming | 60 min |
| Apr 1, 2:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wyoming | 58 min |
| Apr 1, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Livingston, Ontario and 1 more | 62 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.