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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this wind advisory at May 23, 2026, 9:28 AM EDT for Chautauqua County, New York. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 23, 2026, 9:28 AM EDT (13:28 UTC)
- Expired
- May 24, 2026, 2:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
County Chautauqua County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:28 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, 1.5 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 925 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
437 WWUS71 KBUF 231328 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 928 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026 NYZ019-240130- /O.NEW.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.260523T1328Z-260524T0600Z/ Chautauqua- Including the cities of Jamestown 928 AM EDT Sat May 23 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 50 to 55 mph. * WHERE...Chautauqua County. The strongest winds will be near the Lake Erie shore and along the northwest slope of the Chautauqua Ridge. * WHEN...Until 2 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. The southeast winds will be a crosswind on the New York State Thruway for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Hitchcock
2 follow-up statements
107 WWUS71 KBUF 231817 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 217 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026 NYZ019-240600- /O.CON.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260524T0600Z/ Chautauqua- Including the cities of Jamestown 217 PM EDT Sat May 23 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM EDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 50 to 55 mph. * WHERE...Chautauqua County. The strongest winds will be near the Lake Erie shore and along the northwest slope of the Chautauqua Ridge. * WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few isolated power outages may result. The southeast winds will be a crosswind on the New York State Thruway for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Hitchcock
123 WWUS71 KBUF 240550 NPWBUF URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Buffalo NY 150 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026 NYZ019-240700- /O.EXP.KBUF.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260524T0600Z/ Chautauqua- Including the cities of Jamestown 150 AM EDT Sun May 24 2026 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... Winds have diminished, therefore the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. $$ HSK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 3:49 AM EDT | Small Craft Advisory | BUF | 43 hr | |
| May 23, 4:42 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Monroe, Niagara, Orleans | 11 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.