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Thunderstorm Wind in Cattaraugus County, New York

Thunderstorm Wind March 7, 2026 · Cattaraugus County, New York

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

$500

Damage as recorded

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

What the National Weather Service wrote

Large pine tree down across Cherry Creek Road.

The wider storm

During the afternoon of March 7th, a line of showers and thunderstorms tracked into the Chautauqua County from Pennsylvania. As the storms tracked northeast, they became severe causing a few reports of damage in Chautauqua and then Cattaraugus counties. The storms were within the warm sector of a surface low located near Lake Huron, developing and strengthening along a pre-frontal trough that was crossing the region. Timing with afternoon heating and a strong low level jet that increased shear over the area coincided with the trough passage to cause a cluster of thunderstorms to become severe.

Began near Leon (42.2900, -79.0200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1326055. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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