986  
WWUS51 KBUF 200026  
SVSBUF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
826 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
NYC029-037-063-073-200045-  
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260520T0045Z/  
ERIE NY-NIAGARA NY-ORLEANS NY-GENESEE NY-  
826 PM EDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN ERIE...NIAGARA...WESTERN ORLEANS AND NORTHWESTERN  
GENESEE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 823 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEWFANE TO NEAR LOCKPORT TO AMHERST TO NEAR KENMORE,  
MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. AT 822 PM EDT, DOWNED TREES WERE REPORTED  
ACROSS PORTIONS OF NIAGARA COUNTY.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
BUFFALO, CHEEKTOWAGA, NIAGARA FALLS, NORTH TONAWANDA, CLARENCE,  
LOCKPORT, KENMORE, TONAWANDA, AMHERST, AND MEDINA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN EXITS 48A AND 51.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4311 7906 4312 7907 4314 7904 4318 7888  
4322 7880 4334 7881 4342 7842 4339 7831  
4326 7824 4299 7832 4291 7890 4296 7893  
4296 7896 4299 7901 4302 7902 4306 7900  
4308 7908  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 263DEG 38KT 4327 7870 4315 7862 4300 7874 4294  
7889  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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