Lightning in Niagara County, New York

Lightning July 24, 2023 · Niagara County, New York

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Damage as recorded

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Lightning struck a tree which then collapsed onto a patio.

The wider storm

A sharp low pressure trough crossed western New York in the afternoon. Thunderstorms first occurred along the Niagara Frontier lake breeze convergence zone with additional clusters of thunderstorms later across the Finger Lakes to the eastern Lake Ontario region. Multiple reports of wind damage were received. An additional round of thunderstorms crossed the Niagara River later in the evening and produced wind damage near Youngstown.

Began near Wilson (43.3100, -78.8300).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1119404. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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