Waterspout — Dunkirk To Buffalo Ny, Lake Erie

2023-07-31 · near Woodlawn Beach, Dunkirk To Buffalo Ny, Lake Erie

Event narrative

Photo of waterspout off Woodlawn Beach submitted via social media.

Wider weather episode

A disturbance moving through along with low-level instability due to warm lake waters helped to spawn numerous waterspouts on Lake Erie in the afternoon. Many reports of waterspouts were received as most of the waterspouts occurred offshore of Buffalo and Hamburg.

View location on OpenStreetMap → (42.7900, -78.8797)

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1119437. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.