Issued By: NWS Buffalo (Western New York)
Affected Jurisdictions: Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans, Wyoming Counties
Headline: Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 07 at 8:35PM EDT expiring September 07 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK NORTHERN LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK WESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK SOUTHEASTERN ORLEANS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK NORTHERN WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK * UNTIL 930 PM EDT * AT 833 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF ANGOLA ON THE LAKE...OR 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORT COLBORNE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 70 MPH. * SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... BLASDELL... WEST SENECA... ELMA... MARILLA... ALDEN... DARIEN... OAKFIELD... BATAVIA... BYRON... CHURCHVILLE...
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.