New York Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 16:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 7:57PM EDT until April 15 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 4:57pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SVRBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Wyoming County in western New York... Cattaraugus County in western New York... Southeastern Erie County in western New York... Southern Livingston County in western New York... Southeastern Chautauqua County in western New York... Western Allegany County in western New York... * Until 900 PM EDT. * At 756 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near North Boston to near Jamestown West, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Jamestown, Olean, Salamanca, Allegany State Park, Letchworth State Park, Boston, Springville, Perry, Colden, and Lakewood. This includes the following highways... Interstate 390 between exits 6 and 7. Interstate 86 between exits 9 and 31.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Allegany, NY; Cattaraugus, NY; Chautauqua, NY; Erie, NY; Livingston, NY; Wyoming, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov