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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Buffalo, NY

April 27, 20267 counties in New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at Apr 27, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT for 7 counties in New York. It took effect at Apr 27, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 27, 2026, 12:54 PM EDT (16:54 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 27, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT
Expired
Apr 28, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Buffalo, NY

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY, Chautauqua County, NY, Erie County, NY, Livingston County, NY, Ontario County, NY, Wyoming County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 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, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 53 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 12:00Z on 2026-04-27Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2026-04-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -35 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1663 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-35 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

469 
WWUS71 KBUF 271654
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1254 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

NYZ012>014-020-021-085-280700-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.260428T0300Z-260428T1500Z/
Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua, Olean,
Wellsville, Orchard Park, and Springville
1254 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT 
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast to south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Hill tops and north to northwest face of hills of Wyoming, 
  Livingston, Ontario, Cattaraugus, Allegany, and Southern Erie 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NYZ019-280700-
/O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.260428T0300Z-260428T1500Z/
Chautauqua-
Including the cities of Jamestown
1254 PM EDT Mon Apr 27 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT 
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast to south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Chautauqua County, including the downslope region of the 
  Chautauqua Ridge to the Lake Erie shoreline.

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 AM EDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree 
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 
  Travel may be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on 
  the NYS Thruway and Route 5 as wind gusts will be perpendicular to 
  travel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Thomas
2 follow-up statements
131 
WWUS71 KBUF 280546
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
146 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

NYZ012>014-020-021-085-281800-
/O.EXT.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260428T1800Z/
Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Cattaraugus-Allegany-Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua, Olean,
Wellsville, Orchard Park, and Springville
146 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

* WHAT...Southeast to south winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Hill tops and north to northwest face of hills of Wyoming, 
  Livingston, Ontario, Cattaraugus, Allegany, and Southern Erie 
  Counties.

* 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 outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

NYZ019-281800-
/O.EXT.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260428T1800Z/
Chautauqua-
Including the cities of Jamestown
146 AM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

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

* WHAT...Southeast to south winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...Chautauqua County, including the downslope region of the 
  Chautauqua Ridge to the Lake Erie shoreline.

* 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 outages may result. 
  Travel may be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles on 
  the NYS Thruway and Route 5 as wind gusts will be perpendicular to 
  travel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

SJW
117 
WWUS71 KBUF 281802
NPWBUF

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

NYZ012>014-019>021-085-281915-
/O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260428T1800Z/
Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany-
Southern Erie-
Including the cities of Warsaw, Geneseo, Canandaigua, Jamestown,
Olean, Wellsville, Orchard Park, and Springville
202 PM EDT Tue Apr 28 2026

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Winds will continue to diminish this afternoon, therefore the Wind 
Advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

Hitchcock

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 27, 3:41 PM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBUF30 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.