Severe Thunderstorm Watch 570 in effect until 6 PM EDT this evening...
This Afternoon
Showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and heavy rainfall. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Showers or thunderstorms in the early evening...then a clearing trend. Cooler with lows in the lower 50s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph...becoming northwest. Chance of rain 80 percent.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Less humid with highs in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Northwest winds 10 mph or less increasing to 10 to 15 mph.
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... northern Cattaraugus County in western New York east central Chautauqua County in western New York south central Erie County in western New York
* until 100 PM EDT
* at 1214 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a severe thunderstorm capable of producing damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. This storm was located 27 miles southwest of Otto... or 10 miles north of Jamestown... and moving east at 40 mph.
* The severe thunderstorm will be near... Otto by 1255 PM EDT... Ashford Hollow by 100 PM EDT...
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
In addition to large hail and damaging winds... continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately! Lightning is one of natures number one killers. Remember... if you can hear thunder... you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 PM EDT Saturday evening for western New York.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 570 remains in effect until 600 PM EDT for the following locations
NY . New York counties included are
Allegany Broome Cattaraugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Chenango Clinton Cortland Essex Franklin Genesee Hamilton Herkimer Jefferson Lewis Livingston Madison Monroe Oneida Onondaga Ontario Orleans Oswego St. Lawrence Schuyler Seneca Steuben Tioga Tompkins Wayne Wyoming Yates
Flash Flood Warning
Statement as of 11:52 AM EDT on July 11, 2009
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for... northwestern Cattaraugus County in western New York... northern Chautauqua County in western New York... this includes the cities of... Dunkirk... Fredonia... southwestern Erie County in western New York...
* until 245 PM EDT
* at 1149 am EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated flash flooding from a thunderstorm over the warned area.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible in the warned area.
In hilly terrain there are many areas of low water crossings which are potentially dangerous in heavy rain. Do not attempt to travel across flooded roads. Find alternate routes. It only takes a few inches of swiftly flowing water to carry vehicles away.
To report flooding... have the nearest law enforcement agency relay your report to the National Weather Service forecast office in Buffalo.