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Winter Weather Advisory 33, NWS Buffalo, NY

December 28, 2021Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter weather advisory at Dec 28, 2021, 12:50 PM EST for Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County, New York. It took effect at Dec 28, 2021, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 28, 2021, 12:50 PM EST (17:50 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 28, 2021, 4:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 29, 2021, 3:06 AM EST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:49 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, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 73 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 2021-12-28Temperature 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 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 2021-12-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 159 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
816 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
159 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

155 
WWUS41 KBUF 281750
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 28 2021

NYZ019>021-290200-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WW.Y.0033.211228T2100Z-211229T0900Z/
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-
Including the cities of Jamestown, Olean, and Wellsville
1250 PM EST Tue Dec 28 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Snow mixing with and changing to freezing drizzle or
  sleet expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches and 
  ice accumulations of a few hundredths of an inch.

* WHERE...The western Southern Tier.

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM EST Wednesday.

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

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
210 
WWUS41 KBUF 282114
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
414 PM EST Tue Dec 28 2021

NYZ019>021-290530-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-211229T0900Z/
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-
Including the cities of Jamestown, Olean, and Wellsville
414 PM EST Tue Dec 28 2021

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

* WHAT...Mixed precipitation. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 
  inches and ice accumulations of a few hundredths of an inch.

* WHERE...The Western Southern Tier.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the latter portions of the evening 
  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.

&&

$$
211 
WWUS41 KBUF 290337
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1037 PM EST Tue Dec 28 2021

NYZ019>021-290900-
/O.CON.KBUF.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-211229T0900Z/
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-
Including the cities of Jamestown, Olean, and Wellsville
1037 PM EST Tue Dec 28 2021

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

* WHAT...Light snow and freezing drizzle. Additional snow
  accumulations udner an inch with ice accumulations of a couple
  hundredths of an inch possible.

* WHERE...The western Southern Tier.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM EST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Periods of light snow and freezing drizzle will result in slick
roads. Slow down and use caution while driving.

&&

$$
542 
WWUS41 KBUF 290806
WSWBUF

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
306 AM EST Wed Dec 29 2021

NYZ019>021-290915-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-211229T0900Z/
Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-
Including the cities of Jamestown, Olean, and Wellsville
306 AM EST Wed Dec 29 2021

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Patchy drizzle and freezing drizzle has diminished early this 
morning. Use caution if traveling early this morning as even though
primary roads are mainly wet, untreated and less traveled roads 
could be icy in spots.

$$

JLA

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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.