Waterspout — Dunkirk To Buffalo Ny, Lake Erie

2023-07-29 · near Silver Creek, Dunkirk To Buffalo Ny, Lake Erie

Event narrative

Picture submitted with two waterspouts.

Wider weather episode

A mid-level impulse and stalled out frontal boundary resulted in slow moving thunderstorms across the western Niagara Frontier that produced heavy rain and flash flooding. There were also waterspouts on Lake Erie in the afternoon as the impulse crossed the area.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (42.5767, -79.1850)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119435. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.