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The immediate concern will be between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., when the system moves off the Great Lakes and into the region. There is even a chance for a derecho -- a storm noted for sustained damaging straight-line winds.
Stay tuned to WBEN 930 AM and 107.7 FM for regular weather updates from the National Weather Service and Accu-weather.
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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
430 AM EDT THU JUL 26 2012
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A
.. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
WESTERN CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
.. UNTIL 530 AM EDT
.. AT 426 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF WESTFIELD TO FINDLEY LAKE...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.
.. SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
CLYMER...
SHERMAN...
FINDLAY LAKE...
LAKEWOOD...
JAMESTOWN...
OTTO...
ASHFORD...
ALLEGANY PARK...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
----------------------SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
815 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
NYZ001004-010014-019021-085-260715-
NIAGARA-ORLEANS-MONROE-WAYNE-NORTHERN ERIE-GENESEE-WYOMING-
LIVINGSTON-ONTARIO-CHAUTAUQUA-CATTARAUGUS-ALLEGANY-SOUTHERN ERIE-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...MEDINA...ROCHESTER...
NEWARK...BUFFALO...BATAVIA...WARSAW...GENESEO...CANANDAIGUA...
JAMESTOWN...OLEAN...WELLSVILLE...ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE
815 PM EDT WED JUL 25 2012
...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...
A COMPLEX OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER THE UPPER GREAT LAKES
THIS EVENING WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AND PUSH ACROSS THE
WESTERN COUNTIES OF NEW YORK AFTER 2 AM. THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
PART OF AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE...MOISTURE RICH AIRMASS THAT
WILL SUPPORT VIGOROUS UPDRAFTS...LEADING TO A HEIGHTENED THREAT
FOR SEVERE WEATHER.
THE GREATEST THREAT WILL BE IN THE FORM OF DAMAGING THUNDERSTORM
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...ALONG WITH VERY FREQUENT CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING. THERE IS EVEN THE RISK OF AN ACTUAL DERECHO
MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...WHICH COULD EASILY PRODUCE WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 70 MPH.
THE STRONGER STORMS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE TORRENTIAL DOWNPOURS...
WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING IN POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS...PARTICULARLY IN URBAN AREAS.
THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR THE STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
OVER THE FAR WESTERN COUNTIES BETWEEN 2 AM AND 5 AM EDT.
STAY TUNED FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCHES AND WARNINGS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
