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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
826 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

NYZ001-010-181330-
Niagara NY-Northern Erie NY-
826 AM EDT Tue Jun 18 2024

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL ERIE AND NIAGARA
COUNTIES THROUGH 930 AM EDT...

At 824 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms over Sanborn, or near North Tonawanda, moving east at
15 mph.

HAZARD...Heavy rainfall.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Heavy rain will cause ponding in low-lying areas and urban
         areas, and will cause small creeks to rise to near
         bankfull. Wind gusts up 40 mph area also possible.

Locations impacted include...
Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Lockport, Amherst, Grand Island,
Newfane, Pendleton, Lewiston, Youngstown, Middleport, Fort Niagara
State Park, Sanborn, Wilson, Barker, Cambria Center, Olcott,
Pendleton Center, Ransomville, Rapids, and Gasport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

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LAT...LON 4340 7849 4314 7848 4299 7902 4302 7902
      4306 7900 4307 7901 4308 7908 4311 7906
      4312 7907 4314 7904 4317 7905 4325 7906
      4328 7908
TIME...MOT...LOC 1224Z 250DEG 13KT 4313 7891

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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