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Special Weather Statement, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this special weather statement at Jan 18, 2024, 5:27 PM EST for Erie County, Genesee County, Wyoming County, New York. It was in force for 48 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 18, 2024, 5:27 PM EST (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2024, 6:15 PM EST
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Wyoming County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 13 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 9 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
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 76 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 179 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jan 18, 4:00 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 18, 4:00 PM EST, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 337 AM EST Thu Jan 18 2024 NYZ001>005-013-014-019>021-190845- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Livingston-Ontario- Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany- 337 AM EST Thu Jan 18 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. A widespread general snowfall will begin very late tonight and continue through Friday night. 2-4 inches of snow is expected in most areas, with locally higher amounts possible in lake enhancement south of Lake Ontario including Rochester, and south of Lake Erie including Chautauqua County. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ010>012-085-190845- Northern Erie-Genesee-Wyoming-Southern Erie- 337 AM EST Thu Jan 18 2024 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. A widespread general snowfall will begin very late tonight and continue through Friday night. 2-4 inches of snow is expected in most areas. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ006>008-190845- Oswego-Jefferson-Lewis- 337 AM EST Thu Jan 18 2024 ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Lake Effect Snow Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LEZ020-040-041-LOZ030-042>045-062>065-190845- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo- Lower Niagara River- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay- Lake Ontario open waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- 337 AM EST Thu Jan 18 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf SLZ022-024-190845- Saint Lawrence River from Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg- Saint Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to Saint Regis- 337 AM EST Thu Jan 18 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the New York waters of the Saint Lawrence River. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf Hitchcock
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 18, 2:06 PM EST, 3 hours 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
206 PM EST Thu Jan 18 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0200 PM Snow 1 WNW Alden 42.90N 78.51W
01/18/2024 M16.5 inch Erie NY Trained Spotter
Storm total snow.
&&Special weather statement, Jan 18, 3:00 PM EST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
300 PM EST Thu Jan 18 2024
NYZ001-002-010>012-085-182115-
Southern Erie NY-Wyoming NY-Orleans NY-Genesee NY-Niagara NY-
Northern Erie NY-
300 PM EST Thu Jan 18 2024
...A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WILL AFFECT PARTS OF SOUTHERN ERIE...
WYOMING...ORLEANS...GENESEE...NIAGARA...AND NORTHERN ERIE COUNTIES...
HAZARDS...A band of heavy snow which can rapidly reduce visibility
to less than one mile. This band of heavy snow is producing rates of
1 to 2 inches per hour.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT...At 245 PM EST, the band of heavy snow with
its northern extent across southern Niagara County will continue to
impact the following location from North Tonawanda northeast to
Gasport. Its southern extent will impact parts of the City of
Buffalo east to Cheektowaga then on to Alden. This band will move
very little for the next few hours before move south again this
evening.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda,
Clarence, Lockport, Lackawanna, Batavia, Kenmore, Depew, Amherst,
Tonawanda, Lancaster, East Aurora, Medina, Albion, Williamsville,
Darien Lakes State Park, and Grand Island.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 48 and 56.
SAFETY INFO...
Use extra caution if you must travel into or through this band of
heavy snow. Rapid changes in visibility and potentially slick roads
may lead to accidents.
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations. Be
prepared for snow or ice covered roads. Slow down and allow extra
time to reach your destination.
&&
LAT...LON 4273 7908 4276 7898 4280 7892 4284 7893
4291 7890 4295 7892 4296 7896 4300 7902
4306 7900 4308 7908 4311 7906 4312 7907
4314 7904 4335 7824 4285 7806 4271 7910
TIME...MOT...LOC 1945Z 254DEG 49KT 4288 7925
ReynoldsSpecial weather statement, Jan 18, 3:46 PM EST, 1 hour 41 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 7:06 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 84 min |
| Jan 17, 7:07 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 83 min |
| Jan 17, 8:37 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee | 83 min |
| Jan 17, 8:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 89 min |
| Jan 17, 9:33 PM EST | Winter Weather Advisory | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 6 hr |
| Jan 17, 10:29 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie, Genesee | 91 min |
| Jan 17, 10:35 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 85 min |
| Jan 18, 8:30 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 90 min |
| Jan 18, 8:49 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 116 min |
| Jan 18, 10:15 AM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 90 min |
| Jan 18, 1:13 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Erie | 62 min |
| Jan 18, 1:22 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 113 min |
| Jan 18, 3:00 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 75 min |
| Jan 18, 3:46 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Jefferson | 89 min |
| Jan 18, 4:24 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee, Monroe, Orleans | 51 min |
| Jan 18, 5:26 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Lewis | 79 min |
| Jan 18, 6:43 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | BUF | Genesee | 77 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.