Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
521 WWUS81 KBUF 081937 SPSBUF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 337 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 NYZ001>003-010-011-082030- Orleans NY-Genesee NY-Monroe NY-Niagara NY-Northern Erie NY- 337 PM EDT Wed May 8 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ERIE...SOUTHEASTERN NIAGARA...SOUTHERN ORLEANS...NORTHERN GENESEE AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM EDT... At 335 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Pendleton to Greece. Movement was east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and locally heavy rain. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greece, Clarence, Chili, Batavia, Amherst, Brockport, Gates-North Gates, Pendleton, Pembroke, Spencerport, Akron, Byron, Scottsville, Churchville, Oakfield, Riga, Clarendon, Alabama, Bergen, and Corfu. This includes Interstate 90 between exits 47 and 48A. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Heavy rain from multiple storms passing over the same area will result in pockets of one inch rainfall amounts in under an hours time. This could produce localized poor drainage flooding and significant ponding on roadways. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4325 7773 4302 7772 4293 7866 4312 7878 TIME...MOT...LOC 1935Z 274DEG 48KT 4309 7872 4321 7774 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ RSH