Severe Thunderstorm Warning

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGNYC029-121-251545-/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0051.110725T1448Z-110725T1545Z/BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTEDSEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNINGNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY1048 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2011THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK WESTERN WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK* UNTIL 1145 AM EDT* AT 1042 AM 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 NEAR ORCHARD PARK...OR NEAR EAST AURORA...AND MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... EAST AURORA... WALES... HOLLAND... JAVA...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TOGROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORSIMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BESTRUCK BY LIGHTNING.&&LAT...LON 4270 7879 4280 7873 4278 7815 4252 7829 4252 7842TIME...MOT...LOC 1447Z 287DEG 20KT 4273 7868$$ZAFF

FREQUENT LIGHTNING MOVING INTO THE BUFFALO METRO AREA...

Special Weather StatementNYZ001-010-251530-NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO958 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2011...THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING MOVING INTO THE BUFFALOMETRO AREA...A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH FREQUENT LIGHTNING IS MOVING INTO THEBUFFALO AREA. THIS LINE WAS LOCATED WEST OF A LINE FROMLOCKPORT...TO BUFFALO...TO LONG POINT ONTARIO. IN ADDITION TO THELIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH CAN BE EXPECTED.IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS AND HEAR THUNDER OR SEE LIGHTNING...IMMEDIATELY GOINSIDE A STURDY BUILDING OR A VEHICLE. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKESEVERAL MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM...SO WAIT 30 MINUTES FROMTHE LAST TIME LIGHTNING WAS SEEN OR THUNDER HEARD BEFORE GOINGOUTDOORS.