Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 10:00PM EDT until September 2 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 2, 2026 - 7:00pm
Expires:
September 2, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
SVRBUF
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Cattaraugus County in western New York...
Chautauqua County in western New York...
* Until 1115 PM EDT.
* At 959 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near North East,
or 12 miles northeast of Erie, moving east at 45 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...
Jamestown, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Allegany State Park, Westfield,
Lakewood, Falconer, Mayville, Clymer, and Long Point State Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between exits 59 and 61.
Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 19.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for western New
York.
Area Description:
Cattaraugus, NY; Chautauqua, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov