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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 3:41 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 30 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.