NWS Buffalo NYMA.W 0120October 7, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Lower Niagara River, Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY and Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
The National Weather Service office in Buffalo issued a special marine warning for Lower Niagara River, Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY and Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border, which was in force until 10:45 p.m. local time on October 7. It was the 120th special marine warning the NWS office in Buffalo issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.6 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Buffalo NY
- Area
- Lower Niagara River, Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY and Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:10 p.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- Expires
- 10:45 p.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBUF MA.W 0120
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, October 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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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 the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach The Lower Niagara River... * Until 1045 PM EDT. * At 909 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Niagara, or near Niagara River, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Thirty Mile Point, Youngstown, Lewiston, Olcott, Wilson, Sunset Beach, and Fort Niagara.
What the agency told people to do
Frequent lightning is occurring with this storm. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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