Severe Thunderstorm Warning New York | Effective 03/31/2026 15:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 31 at 6:58PM EDT until March 31 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
March 31, 2026 - 3:58pm
Expires: 
March 31, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Chautauqua County in western New York... * Until 745 PM EDT. * At 657 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Northwest Harborcreek, or 9 miles east of Erie, 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, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Westfield, Lakewood, Silver Creek, Falconer, Mayville, Clymer, and Long Point State Park. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 between exits 58 and 61. Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 14.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Chautauqua, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov