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Winter Weather Advisory 2, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 12, 20215 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter weather advisory at Jan 12, 2021, 1:20 PM EST for 5 counties in New York. It was in force for 21 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 12, 2021, 1:20 PM EST (18:20 UTC)
Expired
Jan 13, 2021, 10:00 AM EST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Orleans County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:19 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 12:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 36 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 12:00Z on 2021-01-12Temperature 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, Buffalo Intl Airport, NY at 12:00Z on 2021-01-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 85 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
669 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

872 
WWUS41 KBUF 121820
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
120 PM EST Tue Jan 12 2021

NYZ001-002-010-011-130000-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.210112T1820Z-210113T0000Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Northern Erie-Genesee-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Buffalo, 
and Batavia
120 PM EST Tue Jan 12 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...Freezing drizzle.

* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous 
  conditions could impact the evening commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Periods of freezing drizzle will result in slippery conditions on
untreated roads, sidewalks, and parking lots.

&&

$$

TMA
4 follow-up statements
253 
WWUS41 KBUF 122124
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
424 PM EST Tue Jan 12 2021

NYZ001-002-010-011-130600-
/O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210113T0600Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Northern Erie-Genesee-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Buffalo, 
and Batavia
424 PM EST Tue Jan 12 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Freezing drizzle. Additional ice accumulations of a few 
  hundredths of an inch.

* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee counties.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions will impact the evening commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Periods snow, sleet, or freezing rain will result in slippery 
roads and limited visibilities. Slow down and use caution while 
driving.

Submit snow and ice reports through our website or social media.

&&

$$

Apffel
990 
WWUS41 KBUF 130202
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
902 PM EST Tue Jan 12 2021

NYZ001-002-010-011-130900-
/O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210113T0900Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Northern Erie-Genesee-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Buffalo, 
and Batavia
902 PM EST Tue Jan 12 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Freezing drizzle. Additional ice accumulations of a few 
  hundredths of an inch.

* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee counties.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and walkways, 
  especially in the Buffalo metro area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain will result in slippery
roads and limited visibilities. Slow down and use caution while
driving.

Submit snow and ice reports through our website or social media.

&&

$$

Apffel
596 
WWUS41 KBUF 130823
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
323 AM EST Wed Jan 13 2021

NYZ003-131500-
/O.EXB.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210113T1500Z/
Monroe-
Including the city of Rochester
323 AM EST Wed Jan 13 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Freezing drizzle. Additional ice accumulations of a few 
  hundredths of an inch.

* WHERE...Monroe county.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and walkways. The 
  hazardous conditions could impact the morning commute.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain will result in slippery
roads and limited visibilities. Slow down and use caution while
driving.

Submit snow and ice reports through our website or social media.

&&

$$

NYZ001-002-010-011-131500-
/O.EXT.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210113T1500Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Northern Erie-Genesee-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Buffalo, 
and Batavia
323 AM EST Wed Jan 13 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Freezing drizzle. Additional ice accumulations of a few 
  hundredths of an inch.

* WHERE...Niagara, Orleans, Northern Erie, and Genesee counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM EST this morning.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions and walkways, 
  especially in the Buffalo metro area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain will result in slippery
roads and limited visibilities. Slow down and use caution while
driving.

Submit snow and ice reports through our website or social media.

&&

$$
271 
WWUS41 KBUF 131439
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
939 AM EST Wed Jan 13 2021

NYZ001>003-010-011-131545-
/O.EXP.KBUF.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210113T1500Z/
Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Northern Erie-Genesee-
Including the cities of Niagara Falls, Medina, Rochester, 
Buffalo, and Batavia
939 AM EST Wed Jan 13 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

The threat for freezing drizzle has ended.

$$

TMA

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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.