Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 2:32PM EDT until July 21 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 11:32am
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 12:00pm
Description:
At 231 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sanborn, or
near North Tonawanda, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda, Clarence, Lockport, Kenmore, Amherst,
Tonawanda, Williamsville, Grand Island, and Newfane.
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
Sender: