Waterspout · Lake Erie

Waterspout August 24, 2025 · Ripley To Dunkirk Ny, Lake Erie

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

NWS Buffalo received a report of 2 waterspouts looking north and northeast from Barcelona Harbor.

The wider storm

A slow moving stationary/cold front tracking east into the western New York area on the morning of August 24th, caused thunderstorms to develop over the eastern end of Lake Erie. Thunderstorms caused two waterspouts north to northeast of Barcelona Harbor.

Began near Van Buren Point (42.5100, -79.4500).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1292330. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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