Tornado Warning — Niagara, NY — Sep 2, 2026
NWS BUF · ETN 8 · National Weather Service warning
Event Summary
The National Weather Service office BUF issued a tornado warning at 22:07 UTC on Sep 2, 2026 covering Niagara, NY; Orleans, NY. The warning was in effect for 24 minutes, ending at Sep 2, 2026 22:31 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 43.36, -78.72, moving southeast at about 31 mph.
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Counties Affected
Towns in the Path
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Storm Reports
| Time | Location | County / State | EF | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olcott | Niagara, NY | Unrated | The National Weather Service in Buffalo completed a damage survey across Niagara County today in response to reports of concentrated areas of damage near Olcott from a (BUF) | |
| 4 SE Medina | Orleans, NY | Unrated | The National Weather Service in Buffalo completed a damage survey across Orleans County today in response to reports of concentrated areas of damage near Shelby from a (BUF) | |
| 3 E Alexander | Genesee, NY | EF1° | The National Weather Service in Buffalo investigated storm- related damage from a bowing line of thunderstorms that ended up producing an EF-1 tornado during the evenin (BUF) |
Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys. ° = rating parsed from the NWS damage-survey text quoted in the SPC report narrative (derived, not an official F-scale entry).