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Fire Weather Concerns West; Thunderstorms in the Upper Midwest

Dry and breezy conditions will enhance fire weather concerns across portions of the northern and central High Plains through Saturday, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of central Nebraska to the Upper Midwest this Friday afternoon into tonight. Read More >

 

Site Forecasts Requested by Emergency Management

 

NOAA Ship - Thomas Jefferson 

 

Galloo Island (Sep '26)

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Oswego Harbor (Sep '26)

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Cattaraugus County

 

Little Valley -- Cattaraugus County Emergency Management (Aug '26)

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Erie County

 

Hamburg (EC Fairgrounds) -- Erie County Emergency Services (Aug '26)

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Orchard Park (Highmark Stadium) -- Erie County Emergency Services

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Eden -- Town of Eden EMS (Aug '26)

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North Buffalo -- City of Buffalo Emergency Management

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Downtown/Canalside -- City of Buffalo Emergency Management

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South Buffalo -- City of Buffalo Emergency Management

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East Buffalo -- City of Buffalo Emergency Management

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Clarence Schools-- Erie County Emergency Services

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Delaware Ave, Buffalo -- Town of Tonawanda Emergency Services

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Colvin Blvd, Tonawanda -- Town of Tonawanda Emergency Services

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National Organization Home Build, West Falls, NY -- Town of Hamburg Emergency Manager

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Springville, NY -- Village of Springville Emergency Management

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Genesee County

 

Batavia, NY -- Genesee County Emergency Management

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Monroe County

 

Rochester Institute of Technology, Henrietta, NY -- RIT Office of Emergency Management

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Reservoir Ave, Rochester, NY -- Monroe County Office of Emergency Management

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City of Rochester, NY -- City of Rochester Emergency Management

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Oswego County

 

City of Oswego, NY -- Oswego County Emergency Management Office

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Fulton, NY -- Oswego County Emergency Management Office

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Wyoming County

 

Pike -- Wyoming County Emergency Management (Aug '26)

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Wyoming Fire Department -- Wyoming County Emergency Management

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Additional requests for site-specific forecasts should be sent to the National Weather Service Buffalo at bufstorm.report@noaa.gov at least a week before the event for which support is being requested.

 

Other Resources

Local NWS Page: https://www.weather.gov/buf

Local radar imagery: https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/KBUF_loop.gif or https://radar.weather.gov/ridge/lite/KTYX_loop.gif

Forecast Discussion: http://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=NWS&product=AFD&issuedby=BUF

Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook: https://www.weather.gov/erh/ghwo?wfo=buf