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 51 minutes; 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
- 9:54 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
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The notice as issued
For the following areas... Lake Ontario from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach. The Lower Niagara River... At 953 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 nm west of Sunset Beach, or 29 nm east of Niagara River, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots and large hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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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