08/02/2026
TORNADO WARNING:
This is an important message from NY Alert
HEADLINE: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 2 at 12:32PM EDT until August 2 at 1:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
DESCRIPTION: SVRBUF
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Erie County in western New York...
Niagara County in western New York...
* Until 130 PM EDT.
* At 1232 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Niagara Falls, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Lockport, Amherst, Tonawanda, Grand
Island, Newfane, Pendleton, Lewiston, and Youngstown.
INSTRUCTIONS: 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.
Issued By: NWS Buffalo NY
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