Damaging Winds and High Wind in New York, December 1, 2006

Name: Damaging Winds and High Wind in New York, December 1, 2006
Start: 2006-12-01T11:00
End: 2006-12-01T23:59
Location: New York

December 1, 2006 · NWS BUF · 24 events in 18 counties and zones

Low pressure over the Ohio Valley moved northeast and brought a strong cold front to the region. |The west to southwest winds following the cold front increased to 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 70 mph.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $455,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 24

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.

Low pressure over the Ohio Valley moved northeast and brought a strong cold front to the region. The thunderstorms that accompanied the cold front produced damaging winds which downed trees and power lines in Busti and Hinsdale in the southern tier and in Port Byron and Watson in the north central portions of the region.|The west to southwest winds following the cold front increased to 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. The strong winds downed trees and power lines. Between fifty and seventy-five thousand customers were without power across the region. In Lockport, the roof blew off of the Niagara County Parks and Recreation Office. Falling trees damaged homes in Salamanca, Niagara Falls, Cheektowaga, and Williamsville. |Along the Lake Erie Shore, the water levels at the eastern end of the lake fell several feet ahead of the storm, then quickly surged as the winds shifted with the passage of the cold front. The lake level rose over ten-and-a-half feet in a matter of hours, peaking at 9.93 feet at the lake level gage at Buffalo. The high winds and waves made for treacherous driving conditions along the Lake Erie shore roads and resulted in minor flooding along the Niagara River.|Specific high wind gusts recorded by ASOS and Schoolnet sites included: 69 mph at Buffalo (downtown); 67 mph at Buffalo (Airport); 65 mph at Hamburg; 62 mph at Lackawanna; 59 mph at Alfred; 58 mph at Elma; 55 mph at Watertown Airport; 52 mph at Rochester Airport; and 50 mph at Fulton Airport.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Dec 1, 10:41 AM EST, 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 10:41 AM EST, 19 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1041 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

.UPDATE...

NUMEROUS CHANGES MADE TO THE GOING FORECAST PACKAGE...BOTH TO
ADJUST CURRENT HAZARDS AND TO KEEP THE FORECAST CURRENT WITH
RESPECT TO RECENT TRENDS IN OBS AND SATELLITE/RADAR IMAGERY.

WITH RESPECT TO HEADLINES...

1. HAVE ADJUSTED THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS TO REFLECT A MUCH QUICKER
START OF THE HIGH WINDS...WHICH SHOULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE FAR WEST...LATER IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS
THE GENESEE VALLEY AND FINGER LAKES...AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
EASTERN ZONES. MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES THE COLD FROPA AS EARLY AS
1-2 PM IN THE FAR WEST TODAY...WHICH LOOKS VERY REASONABLE BASED
ON OBSERVED CONDITIONS UPSTREAM.

2. NOW THAT WE ARE GETTING CLOSER TO THE EVENT...HAVE UPGRADED THE
LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THE LAKE ONTARIO SHORELINE
IN JEFFERSON COUNTY.

WITH RESPECT TO THE FORECAST...

1. HAVE TRIED TO INDICATE A QUICKER END TO THE STEADY PRECIP THIS
AFTERNOON/EVENING BASED ON RECENT RADAR TRENDS...WHICH SHOW SHARP
DRY SLOTTING BEHIND THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT.

2. HAVE BUMPED UP TEMPS A NOTCH FOR THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE WARM
SECTOR EXPECTED TO MAKE IT ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THE CWA.

3. HAVE INDICATED A SLOWER WEST-EAST CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW
OVERNIGHT AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER WILL STILL BE FAIRLY WARM DESPITE
MARKED COOLING AT 850 MB.

4. HAVE MADE THE FORECAST EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO MORE CONSISTENT
WITH THE CHANGE ABOVE AND WITH RESPECT TO POPS AND SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT...WITH LIKELY POPS/MINOR ACCUMULATIONS NOW
INDICATED OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE TUG HILL...AND LITTLE
ELSEWHERE.

5. HAVE UPDATED THE OTHER ELEMENTS TO MAINTAIN CONSISTENCY WITH
CURRENT OBS.

ALSO...ONE THING WELL HAVE TO WATCH VERY CLOSELY THIS AFTERNOON
IS THE LINE OF CONVECTION APPROACHING FROM WESTERN PA. SOME OF
THIS WILL PROBABLY GET INTO PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER
LAKES REGION...AND COULD EASILY BECOME SEVERE GIVEN THE STRONG
WIND FIELDS ALOFT AND THE AMOUNT OF SHEAR IN PLACE.

&&

.MARINE...

NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE LAKES WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AS A
DEEPENING LOW CENTER MOVES NORTH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY TODAY.
AFTER THE LOW PASSES LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING...WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FOR AWHILE THEN
SUBSIDE A BIT SATURDAY. GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT STARTING LATE
THIS AFTERNOON ON LAKE ERIE AND TONIGHT ON LAKE ONTARIO. THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL THAT SOME WIND GUSTS MAY BE STORM FORCE. WAVE HEIGHTS
OF 15 TO 19 FEET WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ON BOTH LAKES.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION...
/ISSUED 344 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...

A PLETHORA OF WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS UP AS A COMPLEX STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE MOVING
RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD FROM THE LOWER OHIO VALLEY WILL PASS JUST TO
THE WEST OF THE AREA...OCCLUDING OVER SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN LATE
THIS MORNING AS ANOTHER LOW CENTER FORMS ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK.
STEADY RAINS AND COOL NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE REPLACED BY
STRONGER AND WARMER SOUTH WIND THIS AFTERNOON...AND THE RISK OF
THUNDERSTORMS OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO
REGION WILL LIKELY BE LEFT OUT THIS THUNDERSTORM RISK BUT WILL HAVE
TO BE WATCHED DURING THE AFTERNOON IF THE STRONG WARM ADVECTION
AHEAD OF THE LOW. THE REGION IS IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER
AS PER SPC...A MODERATE RISK TO OUR SOUTHEAST. WINDS ALOFT WILL
INCREASE AND A LOW LEVEL JET PRECEDES THE LOW AND ANY CONVECTION
TAPPING INTO THESE WINDS ALOFT COULD PRODUCE DAMAGING GUSTS.

ANOTHER PROBLEM FOR THE DAY WILL BE THE POTENT COLD FRONT
CROSSING THE FORECAST AREA LATE IN THE DAY AND TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL INCREASE SUDDENLY TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE FRONT AND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH ARE MORE LIKELY DURING THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AS COLD AIR RUSHES IN BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL
BE EVEN STRONG CLOSER TO THE LAKE SHORES OF LAKES ERIE AND
ONTARIO. WE WILL GO WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING OVERNIGHT FOR THE
AREAS WEST OF THE FINGER LAKES AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS FOR THE
NORTHERN FINGER LAKES AND THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.

NORTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL DRAW DOWN THE
WATER LEVELS ON EASTERN LAKE ERIE...BY ABOUT 2 FEET. THE SUDDEN
SHIFT IN WINDS ALONG THE LENGTH OF LAKE ERIE AS THE COLD FRONT
PASSES BY WILL LIKELY SET UP PRONOUNCED SEICH AND FORECAST
PRODUCTS ARE SHOWING A RISE OF 8 FEET FROM THE LOWERED WATER LEVEL
TO THE HIGHER WATER AS THE LAKE SHLOSHES BACK. A LAKESHORE FLOOD
WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR LAKE ERIE FOR THIS EVENING. LAKE
RISES ARE POSSIBLE ON LAKE ONTARIO AS WELL...AS THIS STORM PATTERN
IS SIMILAR TO AN EVENT IN FEBRUARY 2006. WATER LEVELS ALONG THE
EASTERN SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO AND THE UPPER SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER
ROSE A COUPLE OF FEET FROM OSWEGO TO CAPE VINCENT AND DOWNSTREAM
TO ALEXANDRIA BAY ON THE RIVER. WILL MAINTAIN A LAKESHORE FLOOD
WATCH FOR THAT REGION.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT AS STORM TOTAL RAINFALL MAY
BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RISES IN LOCAL CREEKS AND
STREAMS. GUIDANCE CURRENTLY KEEPS AREA WATER COURSES BELOW FLOOD
LEVELS BUT ADDITIONAL RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN HEAVY CONVECTION...MAY
PRODUCE FLOODING.

COLD WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY AND MODELS
ARE INDICATING THAT THE AIR WILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR LAKE EFFECT
SNOW TO DEVELOP...ESPECIALLY EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO. THIS LAKE SNOW
SITUATION WILL BE MORE OF A CONCERN LATER IN THE WEEKEND AND
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY/...

OF PRIMARY CONCERN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND IS THE SATURDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY TIME PERIOD.  00Z...06Z...AND NOW 12Z NCEP WRF
RUN CONTINUES TO CREATE A NICE CONVERGENT ZONE ALONG LAKE ERIE LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.  THE LATEST RUN HINTS AT LAKE SNOW BAND FORMATION
INITIALLY OVER KBUF LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...DRIFTING SOUTHWARD INTO
SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY SUNDAY MORNING...THEN EVENTUALLY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN TIER BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  THE ACTUAL LOCATION OF THE BAND
THIS FAR OUT OF COURSE IS IN QUESTION...BUT THE IDEA OF ITS
FORMATION LOOKS BETTER AND BETTER.  A SIMILAR SCENARIO WOULD PLAY
OUT DOWNWIND OF LAKE ONTARIO.  THIS DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A HUGE EVENT
AS THE LIFT IS ISOLATED TO THE LOWEST 8000FT...BUT THERE IS JUST
ENOUGH MOISTURE ABOVE JUST ABOVE -10C FOR SOME SNOW GROWTH AND
THEREFORE ACCUMULATING SNOW.  FOR NOW...WILL INCREASE THE
PROBABILITY OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THESE LOCATIONS.

THE MAIN NEWS FOR NEXT WEEK WILL BE THE COLD AIR WITH TEMPERATURES
FORECAST TO BE ABOUT 5-10 BELOW NORMAL.  OVERALL...EXPECT A
LONG-WAVE TROUGH IN THE EASTERN US AND A RIDGE BUILDING IN THE
WEST.  SOME SHORT-WAVES OF NOTE WITHIN THE LONG-WAVE TROUGH...A
SHORT-WAVE SHOULD WORK ITS WAY THROUGH NY ON MONDAY WITH A WEAK
RIDGE BUILDING IN BEHIND IT.  ANOTHER SHORT-WAVE HOWEVER IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE IN BY TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN A BREAK AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
FINALLY THE LAST AND COLDEST SHORT-WAVE WILL MOVE IN ON THURSDAY.
IN TERMS OF PRECIPITATION...EXPECT OFF-ON SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE
WEEK...WITH THE COLDEST DAY FORECAST TO BE ON THURSDAY. BY THIS TIME
850MB TEMPERATURES ARE A COOL -18C.

AVIATION...

WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING AS A
STATIONARY BOUNDARY DRAPED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER BEGINS TO WORK
NORTHWARD AS A WARM FRONT. CEILINGS WILL REMAIN IFR/LIFR IN MANY
AREAS WITH MVFR/IFR VISIBILITIES. A DEEPENING LOW CENTER NEAR
EVANSVILLE THIS MORNING WILL LIFT INTO SOUTHERN ONTARIO BY EARLY
TONIGHT PUSHING A SHARP COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
ACTIVE CONVECTION WILL FIRE ALONG THE FRONT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE LOW WILL
DEVELOP WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS.

MARINE...

NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE LAKES WILL STRENGTHEN THIS MORNING AS A
DEEPENING LOW CENTER MOVES NORTH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE DAY TODAY.
AFTER THE LOW PASSES LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING...WINDS WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE TO GALE FORCE FOR AWHILE THEN
SUBSIDE A BIT SATURDAY. GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT STARTING LATE
THIS AFTERNOON ON LAKE ERIE AND TONIGHT ON LAKE ONTARIO. THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL THAT SOME WIND GUSTS MAY BE STORM FORCE. WAVE HEIGHTS
OF 15 TO 19 FEET WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT ON BOTH LAKES.

&&

.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NYZ001>008-010>014-019>021-085 UNTIL
     MIDNIGHT SATURDAY.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NYZ006>008 FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 7 AM
     SATURDAY.
     LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING FOR NYZ007 FROM 7 PM FRIDAY TO 5 AM
     SATURDAY.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NYZ001-002-010>012-019>021-085 FROM 2 PM
     FRIDAY TO 5 AM SATURDAY.
     LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING FOR NYZ010-019-085 FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO
     MIDNIGHT SATURDAY.
     HIGH WIND WARNING FOR NYZ003>005-013-014 FROM 4 PM FRIDAY TO 5
     AM SATURDAY.
MARINE...GALE WARNING FOR LEZ020-040-041-061 UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR LEZ040-041 UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY.
         GALE WARNING FOR LOZ042>045-062>065 UNTIL 5 PM SATURDAY.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR LOZ042-043 UNTIL 1 PM FRIDAY.
         SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SLZ022-024 FROM 10 PM FRIDAY TO 7 PM
         SATURDAY.

&&

UPDATE...JJR
MARINE...TAN

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 7:41 AM EST, 3 hours 19 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
741 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

NYZ001-010-019-085-021245-
NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE-
741 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW
YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED,
INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COLD FRONT, HIGH WINDS
GUSTING TO 60 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT, LAKESHORE FLOODING
AND POTENTIALLY FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN
EFFECT. A LAKESHORE FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF BUFFALO LATE
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER
CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ002-003-011>013-020-021-021245-
ORLEANS-MONROE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-
741 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN NEW
YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED,
INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COLD FRONT, HIGH WINDS
GUSTING TO 60 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT, AND POTENTIALLY
FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN
EFFECT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER
CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ004>006-008-014-021245-
WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA-OSWEGO-LEWIS-ONTARIO-
741 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND
NORTH CENTRAL NEW YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED,
INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COLD FRONT, HIGH WINDS
GUSTING TO 60 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT, AND POTENTIALLY
FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN
EFFECT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER
CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LEZ020-021245-
UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR-
741 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER
CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

NYZ007-021245-
JEFFERSON-
741 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NEW
YORK.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. A VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED,
INCLUDING SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COLD FRONT, HIGH WINDS
GUSTING TO 60 MPH ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT, LAKESHORE FLOODING
AND POTENTIALLY FLASH FLOODING.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN
EFFECT. A LAKESHORE FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT. THERE IS A SLIGHT
RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER
CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

LEZ040-041-061-LOZ042>045-062>065-SLZ022-024-021245-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK-
LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO-
LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO-
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN
BEACH-
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 THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH-
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-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG-
SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS-
741 AM EST FRI DEC 1 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE...
LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE WARNINGS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GALE WARNINGS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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 THE FOLLOWING (LOWER
CASE): HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BUF

TMA

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 21 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 16:28 UTC.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

17 high wind, 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 seiche. Local standard time, as filed.

Seiche, Northern Erie

When: December 1, 11:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Northern Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: C-MAN Station
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seiche, Southern Erie

When: December 1, 11:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Southern Erie forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Coast Guard
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Seiche, Chautauqua

When: December 1, 11:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
Where: Chautauqua forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Coast Guard
Coordinates: 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Thunderstorm Wind, Chautauqua

When: December 1, 11:28 AM EST
Where: Chautauqua County, 5 mi W of (Jhw)jamestown Arpt
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 42.150, -79.368

Thunderstorm Wind, Cattaraugus

When: December 1, 1:06 PM EST
Where: Cattaraugus County, Hinsdale
Measured: 53 kt (61 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 42.170, -78.380

Thunderstorm Wind, Cayuga

When: December 1, 3:00 PM EST
Where: Cayuga County, Port Byron
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 43.030, -76.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Lewis

When: December 1, 4:15 PM EST
Where: Lewis County, Watson
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 43.770, -75.420

High Wind, Monroe

When: December 1, 4:29 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 43.165, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Allegany

When: December 1, 4:46 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Allegany forecast zone
Measured: 51 kt (59 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.257, -78.028 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Cattaraugus

When: December 1, 5:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Cattaraugus forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $30,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.249, -78.679 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Niagara

When: December 1, 5:19 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Niagara forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 43.173, -78.691 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Orleans

When: December 1, 5:30 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Orleans forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.251, -78.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Chautauqua

When: December 1, 5:59 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Chautauqua forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.303, -79.406 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Genesee

When: December 1, 6:30 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Genesee forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.001, -78.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wayne

When: December 1, 6:30 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.066, -76.978 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Ontario

When: December 1, 6:30 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Ontario forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.853, -77.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Cayuga

When: December 1, 7:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Northern Cayuga forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.010, -76.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Oswego

When: December 1, 7:10 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Oswego forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 43.464, -76.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Livingston

When: December 1, 7:30 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.728, -77.775 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Northern Erie

When: December 1, 7:42 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Northern Erie forecast zone
Measured: 58 kt (67 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Southern Erie

When: December 1, 7:45 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Southern Erie forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) measured gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.758, -78.780 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Wyoming

When: December 1, 8:00 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Wyoming forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 42.702, -78.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Jefferson

When: December 1, 10:28 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $25,000
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 43.999, -76.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

High Wind, Lewis

When: December 1, 10:30 PM EST to 11:59 PM EST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Mesonet
Coordinates: 43.785, -75.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Seiche: A standing wave in a lake or bay, pushed by wind or pressure, that flooded the shore.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
High Wind: Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in New York in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in New York, December 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 9239, 9240, 9241, 9235, 9236, 9237, 9238, 9244, 9251, 9250, 9242, 9243, 9249, 9246, 9253, 9259, 9254, 9255, 9248, 9245, 9252, 9247, 9257, 9258.