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NWS Buffalo NYSV.W 0104September 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Erie, Genesee, Monroe and 2 more, NY

The National Weather Service office in Buffalo issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Erie, Genesee, Monroe and 2 more in New York, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on September 2. It was the 104th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Buffalo issued in 2026. New York had 33 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 31 in an average September of 2008-2025 (New York's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).

ExpiredWarning

Issued5:43 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
In force5:43 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
Expired7:00 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026

In force for 1.3 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.

The notice

Issued by
National Weather Service, Buffalo NY
Area
Erie, Genesee, Monroe and 2 more
State
New York
Level
Warning
Issued
5:43 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
Expires
7:00 p.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
CAP severity, certainty, urgency
Severe, Observed, Immediate
VTEC event
KBUF SV.W 0104
Official source
National Weather Service: the notice at its source

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York since 2008Every warning type in New York

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The notice as issued

SVRBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Erie County in western New York... Niagara County in western New York... Orleans County in western New York... Northern Genesee County in western New York... Northwestern Monroe County in western New York... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 543 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 14 miles northeast of Fort Niagara State Park, or 22 miles northwest of Lockport, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Lockport, Amherst, Brockport, Medina, Albion, Hilton, Hamlin Beach State Park, and Grand Island.

What the agency told people to do

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for western New York.

Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.

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