New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/02/2026 15:47

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 6:47PM EDT until September 2 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 2, 2026 - 3:47pm
Expires: 
September 2, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Wyoming County in western New York... Northeastern Erie County in western New York... Northwestern Livingston County in western New York... Niagara County in western New York... Orleans County in western New York... Genesee County in western New York... Monroe County in western New York... * Until 800 PM EDT. * At 646 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Niagara Falls, moving east at 55 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, Rochester, Greece, Cheektowaga, Irondequoit, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Clarence, and Chili. This includes the following highways... Interstate 390 near exit 12. Interstate 90 between exits 46 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. Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay away from windows. 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; Livingston, NY; Monroe, NY; Niagara, NY; Orleans, NY; Wyoming, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov