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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
743 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

NYC009-013-029-063-160000-
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Cattaraugus NY-Erie NY-Niagara NY-Chautauqua NY-
743 PM EDT Wed Apr 15 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT
FOR CATTARAUGUS...ERIE...SOUTHERN NIAGARA AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES...

At 742 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Woodlawn Beach State Park to Gowanda to near Falconer,
moving east at 45 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect 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 58.
 Interstate 86 between exits 7 and 21.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

LAT...LON 4224 7938 4272 7909 4280 7892 4292 7890
      4296 7893 4299 7901 4307 7901 4307 7904
      4316 7847 4287 7846 4287 7849 4278 7849
      4278 7846 4252 7846 4252 7842 4200 7875
      4200 7976
TIME...MOT...LOC 2342Z 275DEG 41KT 4278 7887 4245 7892 4216 7923

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

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