Prolonged, Intense Heat Wave; Excessive Rainfall in the Southern Rockies; Severe Weather in the Central US

Extremely dangerous heat will persist from the Midwest to the East Coast into late this week. Monsoonal moisture may produce excessive rain and considerable flash flooding and debris flows, especially near recent burn scar areas in New Mexico and west Texas. Severe storms are possible this evening from the southern/central Plains into the Great Lakes, and the northern/central Plains Tuesday. Read More >

Western New York Weather History

JUNE 3

1990

Deep low pressure across the upper Great Lakes brought strong southwest winds to the extreme western end of New York. Peak gusts of 63 mph at Niagara Falls and 59 mph at Buffalo were recorded. Several cars were damaged when large tree limbs, and in two cases uprooted trees, fell on them. About 6,000 were without power as many scattered power outages were reported. A local public television station was knocked off the air for just over an hour when falling trees disrupted power to their transmitter. Wind damage was reported in Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Grand Island, Batavia, Medina, Dunkirk and Chautauqua.

2007

As low pressure moved east from the western Great lakes, the remains of Tropical Storm Barry moved northeast from the Carolinas. Severe thunderstorms developed along a lake breeze over Niagara County. The thunderstorm winds downed trees and power lines in North Tonawanda and Lockport. As the localized storms crossed the Finger Lakes region, several inches of rain fell in a short amount of time washing out roads and driveways. In South Bristol, Mosher Road was washed away between County Road 33 and Gulick Road. In Honeoye, several driveways were washed out.

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