Depew Office of Emergency Management

06/11/2026

An amazing event this morning! Thanks to all who came out and all who made it safe and successful!

06/09/2026

Join us Thursday as the “Big Boy” passes through

06/04/2026

04/23/2026

FYI- Terrace Blvd. Between Kokomo st. And Wenona St. will be closed to traffic until 1200.

04/22/2026

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04/16/2026

04/01/2026

Transit Road continues to be closed between Gould Avenue and Walden Avenue. Please use alternate routes. Crews are working to clear the roadways as quickly as possible.
Also, reminder do not drive through standing water. Due to the heavy rainfall, some roadways and parking lots are flooded. Use caution and alternate routes where necessary.

04/01/2026

Transit continues to be closed between Walden ave and Gould ave. Please plan accordingly. Work is being done to get the road reopened as soon as possible.

03/31/2026

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
241 PM EDT Tue Mar 31 2026

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Wyoming County in western New York...
Northwestern Cattaraugus County in western New York...
Erie County in western New York...
Northeastern Chautauqua County in western New York...

* Until 345 PM EDT.

* At 241 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 13 miles northwest of Angola on the Lake to 12 miles
northwest of Westfield, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, Lackawanna, Dunkirk, Fredonia,
Hamburg, East Aurora, Evans, and Elma.

This includes Interstate 90 between exits 52A and 59.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

03/16/2026

FYI