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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
503 PM EDT Tue Mar 18 2025

...NWS Damage Survey for 03/16/2025 Thunderstorm Wind Event...

.Southern Allegany County, NY Wind Damage along the NY/PA Border...

Rating:                 TSTM/Wind
Estimated Peak Wind:    80-90 mph
Path Length /statute/:  0.3 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   350 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             03/16/2025
Start Time:             3:03 PM EDT
Start Location:         8 S Wellsville / Allegany County / NY
Start Lat/Lon:          42.0002 / -77.9326

Survey Summary:
A strong line of thunderstorms moved across western NY during the
afternoon of 16 March 2025, with numerous wind damage reports. An area
of concentrated structural damage was reported in southern Allegany
County, NY as the line of thunderstorms moved northeast out of PA
around 3:00 PM EDT.

Damage was observed on a property right along the NY/PA state line
near Fitzstephens Rd at the crest of the hilltop. Included was
partial roof damage to two barns and a residential home along with
an uprooted pine tree. One additional barn suffered more significant
structural damage with multiple walls collapsed and the roof
completely blown off. Roofing materials were scattered 200 to 400
yards into the adjacent field to the north and northeast of the
structures with the damage path widening downwind.

The National Weather Service in Buffalo extends our thanks to the
Allegany County Emergency Management and Fire Office with their
assistance on the storm survey today.

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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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MB/DT