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Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall This Week

A significant heat wave continues for the Rockies, Northern Plains, and Great Lakes into the Mid-Atlantic, peaking in intensity through midweek and lingering across parts of the Northern Plains and Midwest until this weekend. Excessive rainfall my bring life-threatening and locally catastrophic flash and urban flooding across portions of southwestern Texas through early Friday. Read More >

 

Western New York Weather History

 

MAY 7

 

2000

A quick moving thunderstorm moved through Cattaraugus producing damaging winds. Trees and limbs were downed. A downed pole ripped power lines from nearby homes.