Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/22/2026 10:25

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 22 at 1:25PM EDT until August 22 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 22, 2026 - 10:25am
Expires: 
August 22, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 614 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UPPER NIAGARA RIVER AND BUFFALO HARBOR LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO DUNKIRK LAKE ERIE NEARSHORE WATERS FROM DUNKIRK TO BUFFALO LAKE ERIE OPEN WATERS FROM RIPLEY TO BUFFALO LOWER NIAGARA RIVER LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH
Area Description: 
Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor; Ripley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Lower Niagara River; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Forcast Office: 
NWS Buffalo NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov