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Winter Storm Watch 4, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this winter storm watch at Mar 12, 2026, 1:44 AM EDT for Jefferson County, Lewis County, Oswego County, New York. It took effect at Mar 13, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2026, 1:44 AM EDT (05:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2026, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2026, 1:57 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
Counties Jefferson County, NY, Lewis County, NY, Oswego County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:46 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
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 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
- 1303 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 67 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 600 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 713 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Buffalo, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm watch went out at Mar 11, 7:50 PM EDT, 5 hours 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 7:50 PM EDT, 5 hours 54 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 7:30 PM EDT, 6 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Buffalo NY 730 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 NYZ007-008-122330- Jefferson-Lewis- 730 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Winds may gust over 40 mph tonight behind a strong cold front. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Flood Watch. Another period of strong winds are possible later Friday afternoon through Friday night, with gusts over 45 mph possible. Accumulating snow is expected across the Tug Hill Plateau and western Adirondacks Friday through Saturday morning with moderate accumulations possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ006-122330- Oswego- 730 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Wind gusts may reach or exceed 40 mph tonight along and behind a strong cold front. Runoff from snowmelt and recent rains will result in rising water levels on creeks and rivers, and another round of significant rainfall will occur today and tonight. The risk of flooding along rivers and creeks that drain the Tug Hill Plateau will increase tonight, with high flows then lasting through next weekend. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Another period of strong winds are possible later Friday afternoon through Friday night, with gusts over 45 mph possible. Accumulating snow is expected across the Tug Hill Plateau and western Adirondacks Friday through Saturday morning with moderate accumulations possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf NYZ001>005-010>014-019>021-085-122330- Niagara-Orleans-Monroe-Wayne-Northern Cayuga-Northern Erie-Genesee- Wyoming-Livingston-Ontario-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Allegany- Southern Erie- 730 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western and north central New York. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Another period of strong winds are possible later Friday through Friday night, with gusts over 45 mph possible. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LOZ043>045-063>065-122330- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River-Lake Ontario open waters from Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay- Lake Ontario open waters from Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay- Lake Ontario open waters from Mexico Bay to the Saint Lawrence River- 730 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Ontario. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LOZ042-062-122330- Lake Ontario nearshore waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- Lake Ontario open waters from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach- 730 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT THURSDAY... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Ontario. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Warning. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LEZ040-041-122330- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Ripley to Dunkirk- Lake Erie nearshore waters from Dunkirk to Buffalo- 730 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Hazardous weather is not expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the Internet for more information about the following hazards. Gale Watch. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf LEZ020-LOZ030-122330- Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor-Lower Niagara River- 730 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf SLZ022-024-122330- Saint Lawrence River from Cape Vincent to Ogdensburg- Saint Lawrence River from Ogdensburg to Saint Regis- 730 PM EDT Wed Mar 11 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the New York waters of the Saint Lawrence River. .DAY ONE...Tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. This product, along with other watches, warnings, advisories, and statements issued by the National Weather Service office in Buffalo can be found on the internet at http://www.weather.gov/buf
The office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 1:44 AM EDT | High Wind Watch | BUF | Chautauqua | 12 hr |
| Mar 12, 3:41 AM EDT | Gale Watch | BUF | 10 hr | |
| Mar 12, 3:41 AM EDT | Gale Warning | BUF | 61 hr | |
| Mar 12, 1:57 PM EDT | Winter Storm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Erie, Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego, Wyoming | 48 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:59 PM EDT | High Wind Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara and 2 more | 44 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:59 PM EDT | Wind Advisory | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario and 1 more | 48 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.