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Tornado Watch issued September 2 at 4:41PM EDT until September 2 at

Affecting 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; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border

In effect until: Sep 3, 2026, 3:00 AM

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; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Hamlin Beach to Sodus Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Sodus Bay to Mexico Bay NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border; Mexico Bay NY to the St. Lawrence River beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border

Possible impact zone; conditions develop through 3:00 AM.

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor now. Stay away from windows and cover your head.

Read the original bulletin (official text)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 645 IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 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 NEARSHORE WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY
LAKE ONTARIO NEARSHORE WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT
LAWRENCE RIVER
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM THE NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM HAMLIN BEACH TO SODUS BAY
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM SODUS BAY TO MEXICO BAY
LAKE ONTARIO OPEN WATERS FROM MEXICO BAY TO THE SAINT LAWRENCE
RIVER
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Alert data: U.S. National Weather Service / NOAA · Translation: WeatherTranslate™