Low pressure moved across the lower Great Lakes swinging a strong cold front across the region. In the wake of the front, strong westerly winds overspread the area.
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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.
The episode as NWS BUF wrote it up.
Low pressure moved across the lower Great Lakes swinging a strong cold front across the region. In the wake of the front, strong westerly winds overspread the area. The wind downed trees and power lines. Utilities reported scattered outages across the region. Specific wind gusts recorded included: 63 mph at Dunkirk, 60 mph at Oswego and 59 mph at the airports at Buffalo, Rochester and Watertown.
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 Jan 30, 11:57 PM EST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
1157 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL FALL ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION WHICH WILL SEND
TEMPERATURES BACK TO SEASONAL NORMALS. AS THE COLD AIR DEEPENS ON
THURSDAY...LAKE EFFECT SNOWS WILL SET UP IN THE TRADITIONAL
SNOWBELTS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE LAKES...THEN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/...
LOW PRESSURE ACROSS LAKE HURON WILL LIFT NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHERN
ONTARIO OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE REGION
TONIGHT...FORECAST TO ENTER FAR WESTERN NEW YORK AROUND
MIDNIGHT...THEN SWEEP RAPIDLY TO THE EAST THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. THIS WILL CAUSE AN ABRUPT DROP IN TEMPERATURES...AND
KEY THE ONSET IN GUSTY WINDS. EXPECT WIND GUSTS WILL PUSH 50 MPH
IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT...BEFORE THE STEADIER WINDS AHEAD OF
A SECONDARY SHOT OF COLDER AIR.
IN ADDITION....THIS SYSTEM WILL SET UP A DEEP SOUTHERLY FLOW OUT
AHEAD OF IT...WHICH WILL TRANSPORT MOISTURE FROM PENNSYLVANIA AND
INTO CENTRAL NEW YORK TONIGHT. A BLEND OF RADAR AND HRRR MODEL
GUIDANCE THROUGH 1100 PM SUGGEST THE HEAVIEST RAINS WILL SLIDE A
BIT FURTHER EAST...MAINLY IMPACTING LOCATIONS EAST OF LAKE
ONTARIO. BECAUSE OF THIS...HAVE MODIFIED THE FLOOD WATCH. REFER TO
THE HYDROLOGY SECTION FOR MORE ON THIS.
THE SYSTEM WILL CAUSE MULTIPLE ISSUES FOR THE CWA...ORGANIZED BY
IMPACT BELOW.
1. STRONG WINDS...THE AFOREMENTIONED STORM SYSTEM WILL DEEPEN FROM
AROUND 985MB 00Z TONIGHT TO 970MB 12Z TOMORROW MORNING JUST NORTH OF
VERMONT...AND THEN BELOW 960 MB BY 00Z FRIDAY ACROSS EASTERN QUEBEC.
THIS RAPID DEEPENING...COMBINED WITH 6 TO 8 MB ISALLOBARIC PRESSURE
RISES WITHIN COLD AIR ADVECTION FOLLOWING THE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE
ABLE TO MIX A 50 KNOT JET AT 925 HPA DOWN TO THE SURFACE. GIVEN THE
STRONG AND VERY DYNAMIC NATURE OF THIS SYSTEM...ITS ASSOCIATED WIND
FIELDS WILL ALSO BE QUITE STRONG. WE WILL UPGRADE THE ADVISORY TO A
WARNING FOR A GOOD PORTION OF THE CWA. WIND GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE
LIKELY IN FAVORED AREAS ALONG THE LAKE ERIE SHORELINE INLAND ACROSS
SOUTHERN LAKE ONTARIO AND THROUGH THE EASTERN LAKE ONTARIO REGION.
FOR OUR INLAND COUNTIES OF WYOMING...ALLEGANY...LIVINGSTON AND
ONTARIO WE WILL LEAVE A HIGH END WIND ADVISORY AS THE DEEPENING LOW
MAY BE TOO FAR NORTH TO ALLOW FOR WARNING CRITERIA WINDS HERE.
2. LAKE EFFECT SNOW...FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT -14C
TO -16C 850 HPA AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BE CROSSING THE LAKES. AT
FIRST WINDS MAY BE TO STRONG FOR GOOD FORMATION OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW
BANDS WITH THE WINDS SHEARING AWAY THE LAKE BAND FORMATION. ALSO
WITH THE STRONG WINDS RESIDENT TIME OVER THE LAKE BODIES WILL BE
LIMITED. AS WINDS DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND COLD AIR
DEEPENS...AND LAKE INDUCED EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS RISE TOWARDS 7 TO 9K
FEET A BAND OF SNOW SHOULD BE FORMING OFF BOTH LAKE ERIE AND LAKE
ONTARIO. THE NAM...AND TO A DEGREE THE GFS HAS DEEP SYNOPTIC
MOISTURE REMAINING IN THE SNOW GROWTH ZONE...WHICH WILL BE FALLING
WITH THE COLD AIR ADVECTION.
OFF LAKE ONTARIO...WIND FIELD CONVERGENCE OVER LAKE ONTARIO IS
LEADING TO IMPRESSIVE OMEGA FIELDS BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON WHERE A
BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW MAY BEGIN TO PRODUCE SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 2
INCHES PER HOUR. FOLLOWING THE SURFACE LOW AND UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO VEER THROUGH THE DAY DROPPING THE LAKE EFFECT
SNOW BAND SOUTH OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. FOR THIS REASON WILL LEAVE
JEFFERSON COUNTY AS A HIGH END LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY...AND HAVE
WARNINGS FOR LEWIS AND OSWEGO COUNTIES WHERE THE BAND WILL LIKELY
FALL LONGER.
OFF LAKE ERIE...A WESTERLY FLOW OVER THE STILL OPEN WATERS OF LAKE
ERIE WILL BRING MULTI BANDED STRUCTURE SNOW BANDS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TIER. CONFIDENCE IS GREATER ACROSS CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES
THAN SOUTHERN ERIE AND WYOMING COUNTIES FOR WARNING CRITERIA SNOW.
WILL UPGRADE THE WATCH TO A LAKE EFFECT WARNING ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
TIER...WHILE LEAVING ADVISORIES FOR SOUTHERN TIER AND WYOMING
COUNTIES.
3. REGARDING TEMPERATURES...RECORDED HIGHS WERE SHATTERED ACROSS
MUCH OF THE REGION TODAY WITH MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON HIGHS
REACHING NEAR 10 DEGREES ABOVE RECORD VALUES FOR THE DATE.
THE NEW RECORDS FOR TODAY...
BUFFALO.....66 (PREVIOUS WAS 56 IN 1916)
ROCHESTER...64 (PREVIOUS WAS 55 IN 1974)
WATERTOWN...63 (PREVIOUS WAS 52 IN 1995)
THESE READINGS ARE STILL SEVERAL DEGREES SHY OF THE ALLTIME
MONTHLY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS:
BUFFALO.....72 IN 1950.
ROCHESTER...74 IN 1950...CORRECTED
WATERTOWN...66 IN 1995.
THE COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT SENDING
TEMPERATURES BACK TO SEASONAL NORMS...WITH MANY AREAS DOWN INTO THE
UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S BY TOMORROW MORNING. WITH THE RAIN OVERNIGHT
THE PROSPECTS FOR BLACK ICE WILL BE PRESENT AS WE QUICKLY COOL
FURTHER INTO THE MID AND UPPER 20S BY MID MORNING.
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT/...
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOWS SHOULD BE ONGOING ON A WESTERLY FLOW
REGIME AT THE START OF THE PERIOD. BUFR PROFILES FROM THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST THE DAYTIME HOURS OF FRIDAY CONTINUE TO
LOOK RATHER IMPRESSIVE...AS A DEEP LAYERED CYCLONIC FLOW REGIME IS
WELL ESTABLISHED. MOISTURE PROFILES LOOK QUITE ADEQUATE WITH
SATURATION WELL UP THROUGH 10K FEET AND DEEPER AT TIMES AS A
COUPLE OF REINFORCING WEAK SHORTWAVES WORK THROUGH THE MEAN WEST
NORTHWEST FLOW. THE BIGGEST FACTOR THAT COULD LIMIT TOTALS WILL BE
THE VEERING WINDS IN RESPONSE TO A SHORTWAVE CROSSING THE LOWER
LAKES. THIS WILL TEND TO PUSH THE LAKE BANDS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS
LAKE ONTARIO SOUTHWARD. THIS COULD BRING THE PRIME LAKE EFFECT
FOCUS ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO...WHICH COULD BRING AT
LEAST ADVISORY OR GREATER TOTALS TO THIS AREA INCLUDING THE
ROCHESTER METRO AREA. FEEL A BIT MORE CONFIDENT WITH THE AREA FROM
WAYNE OVER TO NORTHERN CAYUGA AT THIS POINT...THEREFORE WILL ISSUE
A LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FOR THAT AREA...BUT IT IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE
THAT LAKE EFFECT HEADLINES MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED FARTHER TO THE
WEST.
ANOTHER SHORTWAVE APPROACHING THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
MAY REORIENT THE LAKES SNOWS FOR A TIME NORTHWARD AS THE FLOW
BACKS TO WEST SOUTHWEST...POTENTIALLY BRINGING SOME ACCUMULATING
SNOWS INTO PORTIONS OF THE BUFFALO METRO AND WATERTOWN AREAS. THE
PASSAGE OF THE SHORTWAVE SHOULD RE-ESTABLISH THE LAKE SNOWS BACK
SOUTHWARD LATER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
MUCH COLDER AIR MASS ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH
DAYTIME HIGHS IN THE TEENS AND 20S...WITH WIND CHILLS PERIODICALLY
BELOW ZERO.
&&
.LONG TERM /SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE VERY COLD AIR REMAINS IN PLACE SUNDAY...BEFORE A GRADUAL
MODIFICATION OF THE AIR MASS OCCURS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE
UPPER TROUGH SHIFTS TO THE EAST. TWO CLIPPER TYPE WAVES LOOK TO
IMPACT THE LOWER LAKES REGION DURING THIS TIME FRAME. ONE WAVE MOVES
THROUGH ON SUNDAY WHICH MAY SERVE TO ENHANCE THE ONGOING LAKE EFFECT
SNOWS IN A WESTERLY FLOW REGIME. THE SECOND WAVE LOOKS TO MOVE
THROUGH LATE MONDAY OR EARLY TUESDAY AND APPEARS TO BE RATHER ROBUST
AND GIVEN THE PROJECTED TRACK OF THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW COULD
BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR A GENERAL WIDESPREAD SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW.
BEHIND THIS WAKE A COLDER FLOW DEVELOPS WHICH MAY REDEVELOP SOME
LAKE SNOWS BUT LACK OF SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE COULD LIMIT SNOWFALL
POTENTIAL.
&&
.AVIATION /06Z THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...
A COLD FRONT ACROSS BUF/IAG/JHW AT 06Z WILL RACE TO THE
EAST...REACHING ART AROUND 09Z. THIS FRONT WILL TRIGGER AN ABRUPT
INCREASE IN WINDS...WHICH WILL LAST THROUGH MUCH OF THE
DAY...BEFORE TAPERING OFF LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE...RAIN SHOWER AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SLIDE
EAST DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL BEHIND
THE FRONT...WHICH WILL SET UP LAKE SNOWS EAST OF THE LAKES. THESE
SHOULD LARGELY MISS BUF/IAG/ROC FOR MOST OF TODAY AND THIS
EVENING. LAKE SNOWS WILL PROBABLY IMPACT JHW/ART FOR A
PERIOD...WITH IFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.
OUTLOOK...
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...MVFR WITH LOCALIZED IFR IN LAKE
EFFECT SNOW EAST OF THE LAKES.
SUNDAY...MAINLY VFR WITH MVFR IN LOCALIZED LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOWERS.
MONDAY...VFR.
&&
.MARINE...
A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE FROM SOUTHERN CANADA AND THROUGH THE
CENTRAL GREAT LAKES REGION THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIFT NORTHEASTWARD
AND DEEPEN TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. A COLD FRONT SWINGING ACROSS THE
LAKES...COUPLED WITH STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION AND RAPID DEEPENING
OF THE SURFACE LOW WILL INCREASE WINDS QUICKLY TO GALE FORCE
FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT TONIGHT...WITH GALES THEN
CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. FOR THIS REASON...GALE WARNINGS
WILL CONTINUE AS OUTLINED ON THE LAKES. WINDS AND WAVES WILL STILL
REMAIN STRONG THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY...BEFORE DIMINISHING
TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS BY SATURDAY NIGHT.
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
FOLLOWING A BLEND OF RADAR AND NEAR TERM GUIDANCE...IT APPEARS THE
STEADIEST RAINS WILL FALL EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS WEST OF THE GENESEE RIVER. EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO...EXPECT
AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN TO FALL...WITH LESS THAN THAT WEST OF THE
GENESEE. LATEST RFC FORECASTS HAVE LOWERED CRESTS AT
WELLSVILLE...WITH THE MAJORITY OF MMEFS GUIDANCE KEEPING THE
BUFFALO CREEKS...GENESEE RIVER...AND ALLEGHENY RIVER BELOW FLOOD
STAGE. THERE STILL MAY BE A FEW LINGERING ICE JAMS IN TYPICALLY
FLOOD PRONE AREAS IN PARTS OF CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY.
THERE STILL A THREAT FOR FLOODING IN EASTERN PORTIONS...WHERE AN
INCH OF RAINFALL STILL APPEARS LIKELY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS FROM
CONVECTION AND/OR UPSLOPING MAY ALSO OCCUR. THIS COMBINED WITH
SNOW MELT FROM LOCATIONS EAST OF LAKE ONTARIO WILL RESULT IN
SIGNIFICANT RISES IN THE RIVERS AND CREEKS. AN INCH OF RAIN IS
STILL MARGINAL TO CAUSE FLOODING...BUT WITH SNOW MELT QUITE
DIFFICULT TO FORECAST...AND SOME ICE JAMS POSSIBLE...THERE IS A
CONTINUED RISK OF FLOODING. THE SREF AND TO A LESSER EXTENT GFS/GGEM
BASED MMEFS ENSEMBLES POINT TO THIS POTENTIAL.
&&
.BUF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NY...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR NYZ001>008-010-
011-019-020-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ012-085.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ007.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR NYZ004>008-014.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST
FRIDAY FOR NYZ006-008-019-020.
LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR NYZ004-005.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR NYZ012>014-021.
MARINE...GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LEZ040-041.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY FOR LEZ020.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR
LOZ030.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY FOR LOZ042>045-
062>065.
&&
SYNOPSIS...THOMAS
NEAR TERM...APFFEL/THOMAS
SHORT TERM...TMA
LONG TERM...TMA
AVIATION...APFFEL
MARINE...APFFEL/THOMAS
HYDROLOGY...APFFELHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 NYZ007-010345- JEFFERSON- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 1 AM EST FRIDAY... 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .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. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .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 NYZ006-008-010345- OSWEGO-LEWIS- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .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. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. LAKE EFFECT SNOW 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 NYZ001>003-010-011-010345- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN 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. HIGH WIND 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. HIGH WIND 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 NYZ013-021-010345- LIVINGSTON-ALLEGANY- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN 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. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. .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 NYZ019-020-010345- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN 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. HIGH WIND 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW 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 NYZ085-010345- SOUTHERN ERIE- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN 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. HIGH WIND 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .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 NYZ012-010345- WYOMING- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY TO 6 PM EST FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN 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. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. LAKE EFFECT SNOW ADVISORY. .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 NYZ014-010345- ONTARIO- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN 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. WIND ADVISORY. .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. WIND ADVISORY. .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 NYZ004-005-010345- WAYNE-NORTHERN CAYUGA- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...LAKE EFFECT SNOW WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTH 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. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. .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. HIGH WIND WARNING. FLOOD WATCH. LAKE EFFECT SNOW 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 LOZ030-SLZ022-024-010345- LOWER NIAGARA RIVER- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM CAPE VINCENT TO OGDENSBURG- SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER FROM OGDENSBURG TO SAINT REGIS- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ONTARIO AND SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .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 LEZ040-041-010345- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK- LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .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>045-062>065-010345- 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- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM EST 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 LEZ020-010345- UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR- 1045 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE. .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
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1012 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-310600- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1012 PM EST WED JAN 30 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS AND RAPIDLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES ARE ON THE WAY... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN NEW YORK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 200 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY BY DAYBREAK. THIS WILL POSE SEVERAL CHALLENGES FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. ANY WATER LEFT ON ROADWAYS WILL BE PRONE TO FREEZING...AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL START TO DEVELOP WEST OF LAKE ERIE. ALSO...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME DEBRIS ON ROADWAYS AND WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THOSE PLANNING TO TRAVEL THURSDAY MORNING SHOULD PLAN A LITTLE EXTRA TIME AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SLICK SPOTS OR DEBRIS. APFFEL
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1249 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 NYZ001>003-010>013-019>021-085-310900- NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-LIVINGSTON- CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER... BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...JAMESTOWN...OLEAN... WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1249 AM EST THU JAN 31 2013 ...GUSTY WINDS AND RAPIDLY DROPPING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT... A COLD FRONT WILL FINISH CROSSING WESTERN NEW YORK BY 200 AM. WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES BECOMING LIKELY BY DAYBREAK. THIS WILL POSE SEVERAL CHALLENGES FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. ANY WATER LEFT ON ROADWAYS WILL BE PRONE TO FREEZING... AND LAKE EFFECT SNOW BANDS WILL START TO DEVELOP WEST OF LAKE ERIE. ALSO...THE STRONG WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME DEBRIS TO FALL ONTO ROADWAYS AND WILL IMPACT HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO TRAVEL THURSDAY MORNING...YOU SHOULD ALLOW FOR SOME EXTRA TIME AND REMAIN ALERT FOR SLICK SPOTS OR DEBRIS. JJR/APFFEL
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
13 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Law enforcement reported trees and wires down in Angola.
Law enforcement reported trees and wires down in Porter.
Law enforcement reported trees and wires down in Pembroke.
Law enforcement reported trees and wires down in Albion.
Law enforcement reported trees and wires down in Randolph.
Law enforcement reported trees and wires down in Palmyra.
Law enforcement reported trees and wires down in Denmark.
Law enforcement reported trees and wires down in Conquest.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New York in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in New York, January 2013
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: 431600, 431601, 431596, 431590, 431594, 431602, 431591, 431595, 431592, 431597, 431593, 431599, 431598.