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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 10:52 PM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
NY . NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALLEGANY CATTARAUGUS CHAUTAUQUA ERIE GENESEE NIAGARA ORLEANS WYOMING
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 10:52 PM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE 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 AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER LOWER NIAGARA RIVER NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH NY NIAGARA RIVER TO HAMLIN BEACH NY BEYOND 5NM OFF SHORELINE TO US-CANADIAN BORDER
Special Marine Warning
Issued: 10:37 PM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Ontario from Olcott to Hamlin Beach... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 636 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 23 nm west of Hamlin Beach to near Sunset Beach, moving north at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and small hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Sunset Beach and Thirty Mile Point. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && HAIL...<.75IN; WIND...>34KTS
Beach Hazard Statement
Issued: 7:56 PM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions expected. * WHERE...Beaches of Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, and Jefferson counties. * WHEN...From Sunday morning through Tuesday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong currents and dangerous swimming conditions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water to avoid dangerous swimming conditions. &&
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 7:54 PM Aug. 22, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM SUNDAY TO 8 PM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 knots and waves 5 to 8 feet expected. * WHERE...The nearshore waters of Lake Ontario from the Niagara River to Mexico Bay. * WHEN...From 8 AM Sunday to 8 PM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Winds and/or waves will cause hazardous conditions that could capsize or damage small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. &&
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