High Wind Warning Preparation during the High Wind Storm Feb 24 -25 2019

High Wind Warning from February 24 at 7 AM EST, Until February 25 at 10 AM EST 2019

Written at 2:50 AM EST

Updated at 4:30 AM EST

Written by: Andrew Ditch Armature Meteorologist, Certified NWS SKYWARN Storm Spotter Until December 31, 2020.

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Important Key Notes: 

High Wind Safety is important to us like any weather or man-made disaster. To keep your family safe please prepare a disaster kit as said in this article and video and download the check list at top of page. Stay in an interior room away from windows, or if in mobile home, trailer, or high-profile vehicle please go to sturdy structure away from windows. Windows may break at winds over 60 MPH and especially at 70 - 75 MPH Wind Gusts. Winds gusts over 80 MPH are possible especially over North Buffalo into Grand Island and Niagara Falls New York. Winds will be out of the southwest and south early before the strong cold front that should pass quickly by 10 AM and start the peak wind gusts out of the West. The peak highest winds should be generally between 10 or 11 AM to around Midnight tomorrow and will remain strong overnight.

Sources:
NWS Buffalo Warnings Page for Zip Code 14150 - https://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=NYZ010&warncounty=NYC029&firewxzone=NYZ010&local_place1=Tonawanda%20NY&product1=High+Wind+Warning&lat=43.01&lon=-78.88#.XHJHcndFwuU

NWS Buffalo Forecast for Zip Code - https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?textField1=43.01&textField2=-78.88#.XHJLgndFwuX


NWS Buffalo Home Page - https://www.weather.gov/buf/


NWS Buffalo Forecasters Discussion Page - https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&issuedby=BUF&product=AFD&format=CI&version=1&glossary=1&highlight=on



NWS Buffalo Hourly Weather Graph - https://forecast.weather.gov/gridpoint.php?site=buf&TypeDefault=graphical

NWS Buffalo 2d Weather Graphics - https://graphical.weather.gov/sectors/buf.php 


Wind Damage based on Wind Beafort Scale - https://www.hwn.org/resources/bws.html

Buffalo News Article on the High Wind Event - https://buffalonews.com/2019/02/23/deadhead-trailers-banned-from-thruway/

NWS Storm Prediction Center - https://www.spc.noaa.gov/