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Lake Effect Snow Warning 12, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this lake effect snow warning at Dec 12, 2025, 1:30 AM EST for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at Dec 13, 2025, 7:00 AM EST. It was in force for 68 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2025, 1:30 AM EST (06:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2025, 7:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Dec 16, 2025, 3:12 AM EST
- In force
- 68 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Cattaraugus County, NY, Cayuga County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 117 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 1:30 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Wayne | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.