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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Buffalo, NY

April 21, 2025Chautauqua County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Apr 21, 2025, 1:05 AM EDT for Chautauqua County, New York. It took effect at Apr 21, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 21, 2025, 1:05 AM EDT (05:05 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 21, 2025, 6:00 AM EDT
Expired
Apr 21, 2025, 1:25 PM EDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

County Chautauqua County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:06 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 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 91 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 00:00Z on 2025-04-21Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2025-04-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
1803 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
149 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

455 
WWUS71 KBUF 210505
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
105 AM EDT Mon Apr 21 2025

NYZ019-211515-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0011.250421T1000Z-250421T1800Z/
Chautauqua-
Including the cities of Jamestown
105 AM EDT Mon Apr 21 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM EDT THIS 
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South to southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Chautauqua County. The strongest winds will be found along 
  the Lake Erie shore just northwest of the Chautauqua Ridge.

* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning to 2 PM EDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power isolated outages may 
  result. Travel in high profile vehicles will be impacted, 
  particularly on the New York State Thruway where gusty crosswinds 
  will occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high 
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Hitchcock
2 follow-up statements
376 
WWUS71 KBUF 210856
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
456 AM EDT Mon Apr 21 2025

NYZ019-211800-
/O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0011.250421T1000Z-250421T1800Z/
Chautauqua-
Including the cities of Jamestown
456 AM EDT Mon Apr 21 2025

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South to southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Chautauqua County. The strongest winds will be found along 
  the Lake Erie shore just northwest of the Chautauqua Ridge.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM EDT this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power isolated outages may 
  result. Travel in high profile vehicles will be impacted, 
  particularly on the New York State Thruway where gusty crosswinds 
  will occur.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high 
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Hitchcock
373 
WWUS71 KBUF 211725
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
Issued by National Weather Service Cleveland OH
125 PM EDT Mon Apr 21 2025

NYZ019-211830-
/O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-250421T1800Z/
Chautauqua-
Including the cities of Jamestown
125 PM EDT Mon Apr 21 2025

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have diminished, therefore the Wind Advisory has been 
cancelled.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 21, 1:34 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF33 hr
Apr 21, 4:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF86 min
Apr 21, 5:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementBUFOrleans37 min
Apr 21, 5:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF56 min
Apr 21, 5:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming34 min
Apr 21, 5:33 PM EDTTornado WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming27 min
Apr 21, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans and 1 more67 min
Apr 21, 6:03 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningBUFErie, Niagara95 min
Apr 21, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningBUF64 min
Apr 21, 6:19 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningBUFCattaraugus, Chautauqua3 hr
Apr 21, 6:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningBUFAllegany, Cattaraugus, Erie, Wyoming58 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.