Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 7 at 2:43PM EST until March 7 at 3:15PM EST by NWS Buffalo NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 7, 2026 - 11:43am
Expires:
March 7, 2026 - 12:15pm
Description:
At 242 PM EST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Long Point
State Park, or 9 miles west of Jamestown, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jamestown, Lakewood, Falconer, Mayville, Long Point State Park,
Jamestown West, Chautauqua Institution, Frewsburg, Chautauqua, and
Stockton.
This includes Interstate 86 between exits 7 and 14.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EST for western New
York.
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.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Chautauqua, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov