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Severe Thunderstorms, Heavy Rainfall and Dangerous Heat

Severe thunderstorms are expected today and Friday from the upper Midwest, central Great Lakes into the Ohio and mid-Mississippi Valley's. In addition, heavy rainfall threat increases on Friday across the Ohio Valley. Meanwhile, early summer-like heat wave across portions of southern Texas with new daily records are forecast today and through the weekend; The heat spreads across the Gulf States. Read More >

Site Forecasts Requested by Emergency Management

 

Erie County

 

Delaware Park -- City of Buffalo Emergency Management

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Buffalo Niagara International Airport -- City of Buffalo Emergency Management

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65 Niagara Square -- City of Buffalo Emergency Management

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Cazenovia & South Park -- City of Buffalo Emergency Management

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Buffalo/Lackawanna Line -- City of Buffalo Emergency Management

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Monroe County

 

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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Additional requests for site-specific forecasts should be sent to the National Weather Service Buffalo Meteorologist in Charge, Mike Fries, at michael.j.fries@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