Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
877 WWUS81 KBUF 052125 SPSBUF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 525 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 NYZ021-052200- Allegany NY- 525 PM EDT Fri Jul 5 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL ALLEGANY COUNTY THROUGH 600 PM EDT... At 524 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Belfast, or 10 miles northwest of Wellsville, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and torrential downpours. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Brief, torrential downpours will result in ponding of water in poor drainage areas. Locations impacted include... Friendship, Scio, Belmont, Angelica, Richburg, Birdsall, West Clarksville, and Knight Creek. This includes Interstate 86 between exits 29 and 31. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4205 7829 4227 7823 4241 7791 4215 7790 TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 232DEG 15KT 4222 7811 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Hitchcock