At the exact same moment that this bulletin came out.
The lights went out on Fletcher Street in Tonawanda, NY.
Issued By: NWS Buffalo (Western New York)
Affected Jurisdictions: Erie, Niagara Counties
Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 16 at 12:43AM EDT expiring August 16 at 1:30AM EDT by NWS Buffalo
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHEASTERN NIAGARA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK * UNTIL 130 AM EDT * AT 1240 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GRAND ISLAND...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... AMHERST...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
