NWS Buffalo NYMA.W 0121October 7, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY, Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY and 3 more
The National Weather Service office in Buffalo issued a special marine warning for Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY, Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY and 3 more, which was in force until 11:15 p.m. local time on October 7. It was the 121st special marine warning the NWS office in Buffalo issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.4 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Buffalo NY
- Area
- Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY, Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY, Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY and 3 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:51 p.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- Expires
- 11:15 p.m. EDT, October 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KBUF MA.W 0121
- 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 Hamlin Beach to Oswego... * Until 1115 PM EDT. * At 950 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 9 nm northeast of Hamlin Beach, or 36 nm west of Sodus Bay, moving east at 45 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 40 knots. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Oswego, Ontario Beach, Ontario On The Lake, Hamlin Beach, Sodus Bay, Irondequoit Bay, and Fair Haven.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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.