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Gale Watch 1, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this gale watch at Jan 8, 2026, 9:06 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2026, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 8, 2026, 9:06 PM EST (02:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2026, 1:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2026, 1:12 AM EST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale watch went out at Jan 8, 7:17 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 7:17 PM EST, 1 hour 49 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 12:45 AM EST | High Wind Warning | BUF | Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and 1 more | 20 hr |
| Jan 9, 1:12 AM EST | Gale Warning | BUF | 20 hr | |
| Jan 9, 3:15 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus | 60 min |
| Jan 9, 3:56 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Livingston | 49 min |
| Jan 9, 4:09 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus | 66 min |
| Jan 9, 4:31 PM EST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Ontario, Wayne | 59 min |
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