796  
WUUS51 KBUF 160935  
SVRBUF  
NYC003-009-029-121-161030-  
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0028.250516T0935Z-250516T1030Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
535 AM EDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHWESTERN WYOMING COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...  
CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...  
SOUTHERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...  
WESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK...  
 
* UNTIL 630 AM EDT.  
 
* AT 535 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTH OF  
GOWANDA, OR 15 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALAMANCA, MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE  
TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ALMA, VANDALIA, CARROLLTON, EAST RANDOLPH, SOUTH DAYTON, ONOVILLE,  
LIMESTONE, ELLICOTTVILLE, FILLMORE, AND ASHFORD.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 86 BETWEEN EXITS 15 AND 29.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING WIND, AND CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING  
ARE 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.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4200 7905 4258 7907 4277 7816 4200 7803  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0935Z 262DEG 36KT 4233 7892  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
THOMAS  
 
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