New York Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 17:44

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 8:44PM EDT until April 15 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 5:44pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVRBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cattaraugus County in western New York... Southeastern Livingston County in western New York... Allegany County in western New York... Southwestern Ontario County in western New York... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 843 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Letchworth State Park to 10 miles southeast of Portageville to 7 miles east of Cuba to St. Bonaventure, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Dansville, Wellsville, Alfred, Conesus, Naples, Whitesville, Weston Mills, Groveland, Springwater, and Friendship. This includes the following highways... Interstate 390 between exits 4 and 6. Interstate 86 between exits 29 and 33.
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: 
Allegany, NY; Cattaraugus, NY; Livingston, NY; Ontario, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Buffalo NY