New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/02/2026 04:18

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 7:18AM EDT until September 2 at 8:15AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 2, 2026 - 4:18am
Expires: 
September 2, 2026 - 5:15am
Description: 
SVRBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Wyoming County in western New York... Northeastern Erie County in western New York... Niagara County in western New York... Orleans County in western New York... Western Genesee County in western New York... Western Monroe County in western New York... * Until 815 AM EDT. * At 717 AM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 24 miles northwest of Lakeside Beach State Park to 8 miles north of Newfane to near Fort Niagara State Park, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Clarence, Lockport, Lackawanna, Batavia, Kenmore, and Depew. This includes Interstate 90 between exits 48 and 56.
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: 
Erie, NY; Genesee, NY; Monroe, NY; Niagara, NY; Orleans, NY; Wyoming, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov