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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Buffalo, NY

January 9, 2026Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, New York

NWS Buffalo, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jan 9, 2026, 4:09 PM EST for Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, New York. It was in force for 66 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jan 9, 2026, 4:09 PM EST (21:09 UTC)
Expired: Jan 9, 2026, 5:15 PM EST
In force: 66 min
Issued by: NWS Buffalo, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Allegany County, NY, Cattaraugus County, NY

The radar

The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jan 9, 4:12 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Fillmore, NY	Trees and powerlines down in Fillmore. Time estimated from radar.
Jan 9, 4:12 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Rushford, NY	Report of tree down in the town of Rushford. Time estimated from radar.
Jan 9, 4:20 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Belfast, NY	Report of tree and powerline down in the town of Belfast. Time estimated from radar.
Jan 9, 4:25 PM EST	TSTM WND DMG	Canaseraga, NY	Report of tree and powerlines down in Canaseraga. Time estimated from radar.
Jan 9, 5:25 PM EST	NON-TSTM WND GST 58	3 Ese Lime Lake-Machias, NY	Mesonet station DELE Delevan.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Buffalo Intl Airport, NY (KBUF), launched 12:00Z, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 81 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 63 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 798 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 852 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

954 
WUUS51 KBUF 092109
SVRBUF
NYC003-009-092215-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0003.260109T2109Z-260109T2215Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
409 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Eastern Cattaraugus County in western New York...
  Allegany County in western New York...

* Until 515 PM EST.

* At 408 PM EST, severe showers were located along a line extending 
  from 8 miles east of Arcade to near Salamanca to 6 miles northeast 
  of Scandia, moving east at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Olean, Salamanca, Wellsville, Allegany State Park, Alfred,
  Allegany, Franklinville, Belfast, Cuba, and Rushford.

This includes Interstate 86 between exits 18 and 33.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4200 7902 4212 7884 4252 7837 4252 7786
      4247 7784 4247 7772 4246 7773 4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 264DEG 37KT 4255 7827 4213 7875 4199 7897 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Mitchell

2 follow-up statements

069 
WWUS51 KBUF 092146
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
446 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

NYC003-009-092215-
/O.CON.KBUF.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260109T2215Z/
Cattaraugus NY-Allegany NY-
446 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS AND ALLEGANY COUNTIES...

At 446 PM EST, severe showers were located along a line extending 
from near Dansville to near Cuba to near St. Bonaventure, moving 
east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Olean, Wellsville, Alfred, Belfast, Cuba, Whitesville, Weston Mills,
St. Bonaventure, Friendship, and Scio.

This includes Interstate 86 near exit 26, and between exits 29 and
33.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4200 7857 4216 7835 4244 7800 4252 7786
      4247 7784 4247 7772 4246 7773 4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2146Z 263DEG 37KT 4254 7780 4217 7823 4203 7845 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Mitchell

659 
WWUS51 KBUF 092220
SVSBUF

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
520 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

NYC003-009-092227-
/O.EXP.KBUF.SV.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260109T2215Z/
Cattaraugus NY-Allegany NY-
520 PM EST Fri Jan 9 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CATTARAUGUS AND
ALLEGANY COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...

The showers which prompted the warning have weakened below severe 
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been allowed to expire.  However, gusty 
winds are still possible as a Wind Advisory remains in effect region-
wide through this evening.

&&

LAT...LON 4200 7857 4216 7835 4244 7800 4252 7786
      4247 7784 4247 7772 4246 7773 4200 7775
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 264DEG 37KT 4257 7744 4220 7787 4206 7809 

$$

Mitchell

The office that day

Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 8, 9:06 PM EST	Gale Watch	BUF		4 hr
Jan 9, 12:45 AM EST	High Wind Warning	BUF	Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans and 1 more	20 hr
Jan 9, 1:12 AM EST	Gale Warning	BUF		20 hr
Jan 9, 3:15 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus	60 min
Jan 9, 3:56 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Cattaraugus, Livingston	49 min
Jan 9, 4:31 PM EST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	BUF	Livingston, Ontario, Wayne	59 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.