Severe · Special Marine WarningThis alert has expired. It is kept for reference.
Special Marine Warning issued September 2 at 10:00PM EDT until September 2
Affecting Ripley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
In effect until: Sep 3, 2026, 3:30 AM
Ripley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border
Likely impact; effects through 3:30 AM.
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SMWBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Erie from Ripley to Fredonia... * Until 1130 PM EDT. * At 959 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Ripley, or 18 nm northeast of Erie, moving east at 45 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Van Buren Point, Dunkirk, Barcelona, and Ripley.
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™