NWS Buffalo NYMA.W 0109September 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY, Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River and 3 more
The National Weather Service office in Buffalo issued a special marine warning for Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY, Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River and 3 more, which was in force until 10:30 a.m. local time on September 2. It was the 109th special marine warning the NWS office in Buffalo issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1 hour; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Buffalo NY
- Area
- Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY, Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River and 3 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:28 a.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- Expires
- 10:30 a.m. EDT, September 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBUF MA.W 0109
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Ontario from Sodus Point to Southwick Beach... * Until 1030 AM EDT. * At 928 AM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 23 nm northwest of Fair Haven to near Sodus Bay, moving east at 30 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to nearly 50 knots and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Oswego, Mexico Bay, Southwick Beach, North Pond, Selkirk Beach, Sodus Bay, Fair Haven, and Sandy Island Beach.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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.