Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 2:41PM EDT until March 31 at 3:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 31, 2026 - 11:41am
Expires:
March 31, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
SVRBUF
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Wyoming County in western New York...
Northwestern Cattaraugus County in western New York...
Erie County in western New York...
Northeastern Chautauqua County in western New York...
* Until 345 PM EDT.
* At 241 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles northwest of Angola on the Lake to 12 miles
northwest of Westfield, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, Lackawanna, Dunkirk, Fredonia,
Hamburg, East Aurora, Evans, and Elma.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 52A and 59.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. 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:
Cattaraugus, NY; Chautauqua, NY; Erie, NY; Wyoming, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov