The watch will be in effect until 11:00 PM
The watch means tornadoes are possible in and near the watch
area. Think about and go over your emergency plans. Be ready to act quickly if
a warning is issued or you suspect a tornado is approaching.
NWS statement
“SEL5
URGENT - IMMEDIATE
BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch
Number 645
NWS Storm
Prediction Center Norman OK
440 PM EDT Wed Sep
2 2026
The NWS Storm
Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for
portions of
Western and
Central New York
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
* Effective this
Wednesday afternoon and evening from 440 PM
until 1100 PM
EDT.
* Primary threats
include...
A few tornadoes
and a couple intense tornadoes possible
Scattered
damaging wind gusts to 70 mph likely
Scattered large
hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
inches in
diameter possible
SUMMARY...Supercell
thunderstorms should pose some threat for large
hail and perhaps a
few tornadoes as they move eastward late this
afternoon and
evening across parts of western and central NY. A
strong tornado
appears possible if thunderstorms can remain at least
semi-discrete this
evening. Thunderstorms will likely grow upscale
into a bowing
cluster later this evening, with a greater threat for
scattered to
numerous severe/damaging winds up to 60-70 mph.
The tornado watch
area is approximately along and 85 statute miles
east and west of a
line from 35 miles west northwest of Watertown NY
to 60 miles east of
Jamestown NY. For a complete depiction of the
watch see the
associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU5).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A
Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and
severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch
area. Persons in
these areas should be on the lookout for
threatening weather
conditions and listen for later statements
and possible
warnings.
&&
OTHER WATCH
INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 643...WW 644...”
