Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 810 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019 NYZ001-002-010>012-019-020-085-241415- Chautauqua-Cattaraugus-Southern Erie-Wyoming-Orleans-Genesee-Niagara-Northern Erie- 810 AM EST SUN FEB 24 2019 ...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT WESTERN WYOMING... CATTARAUGUS...ERIE...NIAGARA...ORLEANS...CHAUTAUQUA AND WESTERN GENESEE COUNTIES... At 809 AM EST, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 15 miles west of Fort Niagara State Park to near Lake Erie State Park. Movement was east at 55 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph are possible with these storms along with brief heavy downpours. Locations impacted include... Buffalo, Cheektowaga, Niagara Falls, West Seneca, North Tonawanda, Jamestown, Clarence, Lockport, Lackawanna, Batavia, Kenmore, Depew, Amherst, Tonawanda, Dunkirk, Fredonia, Lancaster, Hamburg, East Aurora and Medina. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 between exits 59 and 48. Interstate 86 between exits 7 and 24.
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