Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 7:06PM EDT until April 15 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 15, 2026 - 4:06pm
Expires:
April 15, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVRBUF
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Cattaraugus County in western New York...
Erie County in western New York...
Southern Niagara County in western New York...
Chautauqua County in western New York...
* Until 800 PM EDT.
* At 705 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 29 miles southwest of Niagara Falls to 12 miles
northwest of Lake Erie State Park to near North East, moving east
at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Jamestown,
Clarence, Lackawanna, Kenmore, Depew, and Amherst.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between exits 49 and 61.
Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 21.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Cattaraugus, NY; Chautauqua, NY; Erie, NY; Niagara, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender: