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Waterspout July 31, 2023 · Dunkirk To Buffalo Ny, Lake Erie

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Photo of waterspout off Woodlawn Beach submitted via social media.

The wider storm

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.

Began near Woodlawn Beach (42.7900, -78.8797).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1119437. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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