Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
030 WWUS81 KBUF 251541 SPSBUF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 1141 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 NYZ001-010>012-251645- Wyoming NY-Genesee NY-Niagara NY-Northern Erie NY- 1141 AM EDT Sat May 25 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN WYOMING... NORTHEASTERN ERIE...NIAGARA AND SOUTHWESTERN GENESEE COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 PM EDT... At 1140 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 10 miles west of Niagara Falls, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Clarence, Lockport, Lackawanna, Kenmore, Depew, Tonawanda, Amherst, Lancaster, Williamsville, Darien Lakes State Park, Grand Island, Elma, Newfane, Pendleton, and Marilla. This includes Interstate 90 between exits 49 and 55. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4340 7864 4341 7846 4308 7846 4285 7837 4279 7885 4295 7892 4296 7896 4300 7902 4306 7900 4308 7908 4311 7906 4312 7907 4315 7904 4325 7906 4330 7909 TIME...MOT...LOC 1540Z 229DEG 24KT 4308 7927 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ PP