New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 00:49

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:49AM EDT until July 4 at 4:15AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 12:49am
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 1:15am
Description: 
At 349 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near North Tonawanda, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... North Tonawanda, Wheatfield, Amherst, Tonawanda, Grand Island, Pendleton, Sanborn, and East Amherst.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description: 
Erie, NY; Niagara, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Buffalo NY