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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Buffalo, NY
NWS Buffalo, NY issued this tornado warning at Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM EDT for Niagara County, New York. It was in force for 35 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
- Aug 2, 2026, 12:40 PM EDT (16:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2026, 1:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Buffalo, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Niagara County, NY
The radar
The Buffalo radar (KBUF), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 12:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 E Youngstown, NY | Utility pole down near Lockport Road and Lutts Road. Report from social media. Time estimated from radar. |
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, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 34 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
- 329 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 910 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 168 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted.
794
WFUS51 KBUF 021640
TORBUF
NYC063-021715-
/O.NEW.KBUF.TO.W.0007.260802T1640Z-260802T1715Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
1240 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Western Niagara County in western New York...
* Until 115 PM EDT.
* At 1240 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Niagara Falls, moving east at 30 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...
Niagara Falls, Grand Island, Lewiston, Youngstown, Fort Niagara
State Park, Sanborn, Wilson, Cambria Center, Pendleton Center, and
Ransomville.
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 4311 7906 4312 7907 4314 7904 4317 7905
4325 7906 4327 7908 4335 7882 4311 7875
4306 7897 4306 7899 4305 7900 4307 7901
4308 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 1640Z 250DEG 26KT 4314 7915
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
SGK1 follow-up statement
761
WWUS51 KBUF 021710
SVSBUF
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
110 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
NYC063-021720-
/O.EXP.KBUF.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260802T1715Z/
Niagara NY-
110 PM EDT Sun Aug 2 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN NIAGARA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 115
PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
&&
LAT...LON 4311 7906 4312 7907 4314 7904 4317 7905
4325 7906 4327 7908 4335 7882 4311 7875
4306 7897 4306 7899 4305 7900 4307 7901
4308 7907
TIME...MOT...LOC 1710Z 252DEG 24KT 4318 7892
$$
SGKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Buffalo, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2:26 AM EDT | Flood Watch | BUF | Allegany, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and 10 more | 24 hr |
| Aug 2, 12:16 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 89 min | |
| Aug 2, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BUF | Erie, Niagara | 58 min |
| Aug 2, 5:47 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BUF | Niagara, Orleans | 5 hr |
| Aug 2, 6:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 2 hr | |
| Aug 2, 7:15 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 90 min | |
| Aug 2, 7:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | BUF | 104 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.