Damaging Straight Line Winds, Hail; Tornadic Threat 'Cannot be Ruled Out'

SEVERE WEATHER ALERT:

Special Weather Statement

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EXTENDED THROUGH 8:39 PM Weather Updated: May 25 4:01PM

Issued by the National Weather Service

For Wyoming County, New York

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT UNTIL 5:30 PM EDT SAT ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT WYOMING...CATTAURAUGUS...SOUTHERN ERIE ... LIVINGSTON ...CHAUTAUQUA ... ALLEGANY AND SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO COUNTIES...  AT 4:00 PM EDT, SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WERE FOUND ACROSS PARTS OF THE WESTERN SOUTHERN TIER AND WESTERN FINGER LAKES REGION. WHILE THESE STORMS WERE NOT PRODUCING SEVERE WEATHER AS OF 4 PM EDT, THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND BECOME MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FROM THE BUILDING THUNDERSTORM THREAT IS FOR DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL, ALTHOUGH A TORNADIC THREAT CANNOT BE RULED OUT. REMEMBER THAT ALL THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE DEADLY LIGHTNING AND DOWNPOURS, SO IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, PAY ATTENTION TO THE SKY AND BE ALERT FOR UPDATED FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. THOSE CAMPING SHOULD BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL, INCLUDING HAVING A PLAN OF WHERE TO GO AT THE FIRST SOUND OF THUNDER. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... JAMESTOWN, OLEAN, FREDONIA, GENESEO, EAST AURORA, SALAMANCA, DANSVILLE, WELLSVILLE, ALLEGANY STATE PARK, LETCHWORTH STATE PARK, BOSTON, EDEN, SPRINGVILLE, ALFRED, PERRY, WARSAW, BENNINGTON, COLDEN, WESTFIELD AND LAKEWOOD. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS... INTERSTATE 390 BETWEEN EXITS 4 AND 8. INTERSTATE 86 BETWEEN EXITS 4 AND 33.