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Snow Squall Warning 13, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this snow squall warning at Jan 22, 2026, 1:47 PM EST for 6 counties in New York. It was in force for 43 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 22, 2026, 1:47 PM EST (18:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2026, 2:30 PM EST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Genesee County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Orleans County, NY, Wayne County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 85 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:50 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 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 83 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
- 477 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 101 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 171 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 260 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
287
WWUS51 KBUF 221847
SQWBUF
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
147 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
NYC037-051-055-069-073-117-221930-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SQ.W.0013.260122T1847Z-260122T1930Z/
Wayne NY-Livingston NY-Orleans NY-Genesee NY-Monroe NY-Ontario NY-
147 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Snow Squall Warning for...
Southwestern Wayne County in western New York...
Northern Livingston County in western New York...
Southeastern Orleans County in western New York...
Eastern Genesee County in western New York...
Monroe County in western New York...
Northwestern Ontario County in western New York...
* Until 230 PM EST.
* At 146 PM EST, a dangerous snow squall was located over Caledonia,
or 9 miles southwest of Chili, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts
up to 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 390 between exits 8 and 12.
Interstate 90 between exits 45 and 47.
Locations impacted include...
Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, Chili, Batavia, Brockport, Geneseo,
East Rochester, Hilton, and Webster.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4299 7817 4340 7786 4338 7775 4328 7754
4331 7742 4316 7708 4276 7783
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 241DEG 35KT 4298 7782
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
HSK1 follow-up statement
712
WWUS51 KBUF 221917
SQWBUF
Snow Squall Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
217 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
NYC037-051-055-069-073-117-221930-
/O.CON.KBUF.SQ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260122T1930Z/
Wayne NY-Livingston NY-Orleans NY-Genesee NY-Monroe NY-Ontario NY-
217 PM EST Thu Jan 22 2026
...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM EST FOR
SOUTHWESTERN WAYNE...NORTHEASTERN LIVINGSTON...SOUTHEASTERN
ORLEANS...NORTHEASTERN GENESEE...MONROE AND NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
COUNTIES...
At 216 PM EST, a few dangerous snow squalls were located over
Irondequoit, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to
blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts up
to 35 mph.
SOURCE...Radar and webcams.
IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous
within minutes.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 390 between exits 11 and 12.
Interstate 90 between exits 45 and 47.
Locations impacted include...
Rochester, Greece, Irondequoit, Chili, Brockport, East Rochester,
Hilton, Webster, Fairport, and Brighton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are
expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden
whiteout conditions.
Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the
visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 4306 7812 4340 7786 4338 7775 4328 7754
4331 7742 4316 7708 4290 7758
TIME...MOT...LOC 1916Z 241DEG 41KT 4318 7757
SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED
$$
HSKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 8:54 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 66 min |
| Jan 21, 9:50 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara and 2 more | 55 min |
| Jan 21, 10:42 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston and 4 more | 63 min |
| Jan 22, 1:20 AM EST | Lake Effect Snow Warning | BUF | Erie, Wyoming | 36 hr |
| Jan 22, 1:58 AM EST | Winter Storm Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 35 hr |
| Jan 22, 9:30 AM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Livingston, Monroe and 3 more | 60 min |
| Jan 22, 12:17 PM EST | Cold Weather Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 8 more | 46 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:17 PM EST | Extreme Cold Warning | BUF | Jefferson, Lewis | 49 hr |
| Jan 22, 3:34 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans | 56 min |
| Jan 22, 4:30 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans | 60 min |
| Jan 22, 5:26 PM EST | Snow Squall Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, Wayne | 64 min |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.