Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2026
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 18, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT for Ontario County, New York. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report 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
- Jul 18, 2026, 1:05 PM EDT (17:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2026, 1:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Ontario County, NY
The radar
The Binghamton radar (KBGM), 119 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 1:34 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 N Geneva, NY | Tree down, partially across Gambee Road. |
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, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 129 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 176 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -138 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 173 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 212 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS51 KBUF 181705
TORBUF
NYC069-181745-
/O.NEW.KBUF.TO.W.0005.260718T1705Z-260718T1745Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
105 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northeastern Ontario County in western New York...
* Until 145 PM EDT.
* At 105 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Canandaigua, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* Locations impacted include...
Geneva, Canandaigua, Clifton Springs, Phelps, Bloomfield,
Farmington, Gorham, East Bloomfield, Manchester, and Shortsville.
This includes Interstate 90 between exits 43 and 44.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4290 7744 4300 7738 4295 7696 4287 7696
4287 7698 4286 7698 4284 7697 4276 7698
4276 7710
TIME...MOT...LOC 1705Z 287DEG 32KT 4294 7734
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Brothers3 follow-up statements
597
WWUS51 KBUF 181716
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
116 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
NYC069-181745-
/O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260718T1745Z/
Ontario NY-
116 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO COUNTY...
At 115 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Canandaigua, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Geneva, Canandaigua, Clifton Springs, Phelps, Gorham, Manchester,
Shortsville, Seneca Castle, Seneca Lake State Park, and Hall.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4288 7734 4297 7726 4295 7696 4287 7696
4287 7698 4286 7698 4284 7697 4276 7698
4276 7710
TIME...MOT...LOC 1715Z 287DEG 32KT 4291 7722
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Brothers249
WWUS51 KBUF 181729
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
129 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
NYC069-181745-
/O.CON.KBUF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260718T1745Z/
Ontario NY-
129 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO COUNTY...
At 129 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Geneva, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Geneva, Seneca Castle, Seneca Lake State Park, and West Junius.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4283 7715 4295 7710 4295 7696 4287 7696
4287 7698 4286 7698 4284 7697 4276 7698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1729Z 287DEG 32KT 4287 7705
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Brothers149
WWUS51 KBUF 181741
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
141 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
NYC069-181751-
/O.EXP.KBUF.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-260718T1745Z/
Ontario NY-
141 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ONTARIO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
145 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
western New York.
&&
LAT...LON 4283 7715 4295 7710 4295 7696 4287 7696
4287 7698 4286 7698 4284 7697 4276 7698
TIME...MOT...LOC 1741Z 287DEG 32KT 4284 7693
$$
BrothersThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 3:46 AM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | BUF | Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Jefferson, Monroe, Orleans and 2 more | 26 hr |
| Jul 18, 10:43 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 51 min | |
| Jul 18, 11:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans | 64 min |
| Jul 18, 12:04 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 56 min | |
| Jul 18, 12:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 70 min |
| Jul 18, 12:55 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Genesee, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans | 6 hr |
| Jul 18, 1:06 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 54 min | |
| Jul 18, 1:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Genesee, Niagara, Orleans | 65 min |
| Jul 18, 1:59 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 46 min | |
| Jul 18, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans | 81 min |
| Jul 18, 2:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | BUF | Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Orleans | 31 min |
| Jul 18, 3:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Wayne | 65 min |
| Jul 18, 3:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 43 min | |
| Jul 18, 3:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Wyoming | 47 min |
| Jul 18, 3:54 PM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | BUF | Monroe | 15 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:05 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Livingston, Monroe, Ontario | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 4:10 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Cattaraugus, Chautauqua | 50 min |
| Jul 18, 4:35 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 85 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.