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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
706 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Cattaraugus County in western New York...
  Erie County in western New York...
  Southern Niagara County in western New York...
  Chautauqua County in western New York...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 705 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from 29 miles southwest of Niagara Falls to 12 miles
  northwest of Lake Erie State Park to near North East, moving east
  at 45 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Buffalo, Cheektowaga, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Jamestown,
  Clarence, Lackawanna, Kenmore, Depew, and Amherst.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 90 between exits 49 and 61.
 Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 21.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning
is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear
thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 4227 7976 4228 7973 4231 7977 4244 7950
      4253 7939 4260 7919 4272 7909 4280 7892
      4292 7890 4299 7901 4307 7901 4307 7904
      4316 7847 4287 7846 4278 7849 4278 7846
      4252 7846 4252 7842 4200 7875 4200 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 260DEG 40KT 4288 7956 4255 7961 4226 7992

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Welch