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Winter Storm Watch 2, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 15, 20246 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm watch at Jan 15, 2024, 2:06 AM EST for 6 counties in New York. It took effect at Jan 16, 2024, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 15, 2024, 2:06 AM EST (07:06 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 16, 2024, 10:00 AM EST
Expired: Jan 16, 2024, 3:51 AM EST
In force
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Erie County, NY, Genesee County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm watch 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 winter storm watch went out at Jan 14, 6:45 PM EST, 7 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 14, 6:45 PM EST, 7 hours 21 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 14, 3:59 PM EST, 10 hours 7 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 15, 1:39 PM EST	Winter Weather Advisory	BUF	Cattaraugus, Chautauqua	32 hr
Jan 15, 3:48 PM EST	Special Weather Statement	BUF	Niagara	3 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.