823  
WWUS51 KBUF 212147  
SVSBUF  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY  
547 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
NYC013-212230-  
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-260721T2230Z/  
CHAUTAUQUA NY-  
547 PM EDT TUE JUL 21 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM EDT  
FOR CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY...  
 
AT 546 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR CHAUTAUQUA  
INSTITUTION, OR 17 MILES WEST OF JAMESTOWN, MOVING EAST AT 55 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
JAMESTOWN, LAKEWOOD, FALCONER, MAYVILLE, CLYMER, LONG POINT STATE  
PARK, JAMESTOWN WEST, CHAUTAUQUA INSTITUTION, FINDLEY LAKE, AND  
FREWSBURG.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 90 NEAR EXIT 61.  
INTERSTATE 86 BETWEEN EXITS 4 AND 14.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
IF ON OR NEAR CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, GET AWAY FROM THE WATER AND MOVE  
INDOORS OR INSIDE A VEHICLE. REMEMBER, LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE OUT TO  
15 MILES FROM THE PARENT THUNDERSTORM. IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER, YOU  
ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER  
NOW! DO NOT BE CAUGHT ON THE WATER IN A THUNDERSTORM.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM, AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4227 7976 4228 7973 4228 7963 4225 7906  
4200 7906 4200 7976  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 276DEG 49KT 4219 7957  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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