274  
WWUS51 KBUF 312307  
SVSBUF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
707 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
NYC013-312345-  
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260331T2345Z/  
CHAUTAUQUA NY-  
707 PM EDT TUE MAR 31 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT  
FOR CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...  
 
AT 706 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER FINDLEY LAKE,  
OR 17 MILES EAST OF ERIE, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND PENNY SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE  
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
JAMESTOWN, DUNKIRK, FREDONIA, WESTFIELD, LAKEWOOD, SILVER CREEK,  
FALCONER, MAYVILLE, CLYMER, AND LONG POINT STATE PARK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 58 AND 61.  
INTERSTATE 86 BETWEEN EXITS 4 AND 14.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4258 7916 4257 7910 4254 7906 4200 7906  
4200 7976 4227 7976 4228 7973 4231 7977  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2306Z 272DEG 49KT 4209 7974  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH  
 

 
 
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