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Wind Chill Advisory 2, NWS Buffalo, NY

February 11, 2021Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 11, 2021, 7:32 PM EST for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Feb 12, 2021, 12:00 AM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 11, 2021, 7:32 PM EST (00:32 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 12, 2021, 12:00 AM EST
Expired
Feb 12, 2021, 9:00 AM EST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 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 00:00Z, 0.5 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-02-12Temperature 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 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 00:00Z on 2021-02-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -125 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175194Sfc1 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
1655 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
91 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-125 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

157 
WWUS41 KBUF 120032
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
732 PM EST Thu Feb 11 2021

NYZ007-008-120845-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.210212T0500Z-210212T1400Z/
Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville
732 PM EST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 20 below 
  zero.

* WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EST Friday.

* 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.

&&

$$

NYZ006-120845-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.210212T0500Z-210212T1400Z/
Oswego-
Including the city of Oswego
732 PM EST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
EST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 15 below
  zero. Coldest wind chills inland from Lake Ontario and on the 
  Tug Hill plateau.

* WHERE...Oswego county.

* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM EST Friday.

* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could result in hypothermia if 
  precautions are not taken.

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.

&&

$$

TMA
2 follow-up statements
153 
WWUS41 KBUF 120828
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
328 AM EST Fri Feb 12 2021

NYZ007-008-121400-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210212T1400Z/
Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville
328 AM EST Fri Feb 12 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 20 below 
  zero.

* WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 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.

&&

$$

NYZ006-121400-
/O.CON.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210212T1400Z/
Oswego-
Including the city of Oswego
328 AM EST Fri Feb 12 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 15 below
  zero. Coldest wind chills inland from Lake Ontario and on the 
  Tug Hill plateau.

* WHERE...Oswego county.

* WHEN...Until 9 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.

&&

$$
Reynolds
903 
WWUS41 KBUF 121401
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
901 AM EST Fri Feb 12 2021

NYZ006>008-121515-
/O.EXP.KBUF.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210212T1400Z/
Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis-
Including the cities of Oswego, Watertown, and Lowville
901 AM EST Fri Feb 12 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Temperatures will gradually rise during the day today so the wind
chill advisory has expired.

$$

Apffel

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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.