Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 5:47PM EDT until July 21 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 2:47pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 546 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chautauqua
Institution, or 17 miles west of Jamestown, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Jamestown, Lakewood, Falconer, Mayville, Clymer, Long Point State
Park, Jamestown West, Chautauqua Institution, Findley Lake, and
Frewsburg.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 near exit 61.
Interstate 86 between exits 4 and 14.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
If on or near Chautauqua Lake, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Chautauqua, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender: