Lightning — Niagara, New York

2023-07-24 · near Wilson, Niagara, New York

Event narrative

Lightning struck a tree which then collapsed onto a patio.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119404. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.