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UPPER NIAGARA RIVER

1211631 · 42.889, -78.895

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Event typeevent_typeWaterspout
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id1,211,631
Episode IDepisode_id195,924
Begin UTCbegin_utc2024-08-05T16:44:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2024-08-05T16:45:00+00:00
StatestateLAKE ERIE
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameUPPER NIAGARA RIVER
Latitudelat42.889
Longitudelon-78.895
End latitudeend_lat42.889
End longitudeend_lon-78.894
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceNWS Storm Survey
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeA cold front slowly dropping south across Lake Ontario stalled near/along the south shore of Lake Ontario. As the front approached the Western New York area, shear and instability increased. The front stalled a bit farther north than expected, causing more of the thunderstorm activity to develop over/near the Niagara Frontier. Thunderstorm activity also occurred over both Lakes Erie & Ontario.||A tornado began at the shore of the Niagara River and tracked from near the south end of LaSalle Park into downtown Buffalo for approximately 1.4 miles. The tornado developed within a thunderstorm along converging lake boundaries from both Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeNational Weather Service storm survey confirms that a waterspout/tornado developed near the shore of the Niagara River.
Yearyear2,024

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UPPER NIAGARA RIVER — Funnel Cloud — TerraPulse