Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:38AM EDT until July 4 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 12:38am
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 1:15am
Description:
At 337 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near North
Tonawanda, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Wheatfield, Kenmore, Amherst,
Tonawanda, Williamsville, and Grand Island.
This includes Interstate 90 near exit 50, and Interstate 190 north
of Buffalo.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
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.
Area Description:
Erie, NY; Niagara, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender: