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WWUS51 KBUF 311958
SVSBUF
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
358 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
NYC003-009-312015-
/O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-260331T2015Z/
CATTARAUGUS NY-ALLEGANY NY-
358 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CATTARAUGUS AND NORTHWESTERN ALLEGANY COUNTIES...
AT 357 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR FRANKLINVILLE, OR 20 MILES NORTH OF OLEAN, MOVING
EAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FRANKLINVILLE, BELFAST, RUSHFORD, HOUGHTON, CANEADEA, FARMERSVILLE
STATION, HARDY CORNERS, AND FILLMORE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A
MOBILE HOME, OR IN A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 4234 7850 4248 7839 4252 7811 4226 7811
TIME...MOT...LOC 1957Z 279DEG 36KT 4237 7840
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
MITCHELL
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