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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2026, 1:47 PM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis County, New York. It took effect at Apr 4, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2026, 1:47 PM EDT (17:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2026, 9:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2026, 3:38 AM EDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.8 hours before the alert went out and 205 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
- 957 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 91 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
968 WWUS71 KBUF 041747 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 147 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026 NYZ007-008-050800- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.260405T0100Z-260405T0800Z/ Jefferson-Lewis- Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville 147 PM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Jefferson and Lewis Counties. The strongest wind gusts will focus across the northern slopes of the Tug Hill Plateau, Black River Valley, and near Fort Drum. * WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 4 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few isolated power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Hitchcock
1 follow-up statement
218 WWUS71 KBUF 050738 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 338 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026 NYZ007-008-050845- /O.CAN.KBUF.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260405T0800Z/ Jefferson-Lewis- Including the cities of Watertown and Lowville 338 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The threat of strong winds has ended, therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ Thomas
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 3:34 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 58 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:35 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.