Unsettled Weather Continues in the Southern Plains and Northeast into Mid Week

Two storm systems will continue to bring unsettled weather to the Lower 48 through the middle of the week. Heavy to excessive rainfall may lead to flash flooding over portions of east Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley Tuesday into Wednesday. Severe thunderstorms are possible from portions of the southern Plains into the lower Mississippi Valley Tuesday. Read More >

Western New York Weather History

JULY 4

1983

A cold front with some damaging winds, flashes of lightning, and scattered areas of heavy rainfall moved through the Buffalo area during the evening hours dropping the temperature fourteen degrees in two hours. The storms brought hail to Orchard Park, winds gusting to 50 mph, and an unconfirmed report of a funnel cloud in Lancaster.

1990

A strong cold front moved quickly across western and central New York during the late evening and early morning hours of the 4^th and 5^th. The front was accompanied by severe thunderstorms which downed trees and power lines. Falling trees and limbs damaged several homes and automobiles. Lightning reportedly started a few house fires. Wind damage was reported from: Albion, Orleans county; East Pittsford, Monroe county; Wolcott and Sodus, Wayne county; Canandaigua, Ontario county; Ontario and Red Creed, Wayne county; Middlebury and Warsaw, Wyoming county; Geneseo, Livingston county; and North Harmony, Lakewood and Busti, Chautauqua county.

2001

A Boy Scout leader and scout were struck by lightning while target shooting in Phelps in Ontario county. Both suffered burns and the young scout had to be resuscitated when he stopped breathing. A third scout, standing nearby, was also injured by the near lightning strike.

2003

Thunderstorms developed during the late afternoon hours in a warm, moist, unstable flow. A few of these storms reached severe limits producing damaging winds that downed trees and power lines in East Otto, Belfast, and Mexico.

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