Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 5:43PM EDT until September 2 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 2, 2026 - 2:43pm
Expires:
September 2, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description:
SVRBUF
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Erie County in western New York...
Niagara County in western New York...
Orleans County in western New York...
Northern Genesee County in western New York...
Northwestern Monroe County in western New York...
* Until 700 PM EDT.
* At 543 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast
of Fort Niagara State Park, or 22 miles northwest of Lockport,
moving southeast at 40 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...
Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Lockport, Amherst, Brockport,
Medina, Albion, Hilton, Hamlin Beach State Park, and Grand Island.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for western New
York.
Area Description:
Erie, NY; Genesee, NY; Monroe, NY; Niagara, NY; Orleans, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov