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Special Marine Warning — NWS Buffalo NY

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Special Marine Warning issued October 16 at 7:34AM EDT until October 16 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

Reported by U.S. National Weather Service Alerts NWS

The National Weather Service office in Buffalo warned of strong thunderstorms and hazardous winds on Lake Erie near western New York, directing boaters to reach safe harbor immediately. The warning was set to end at 9:00 AM EDT.

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  • Affected location: Lake Erie, New York
A soft, fuzzy wall of white fair-weather clouds peeks above the northern horizon as seen from the corner of Jefferson and Hughes Avenues in Buffalo, new York on the morning of 29th March 2017.
Illustrative image: A soft, fuzzy wall of white fair-weather clouds peeks above the northern horizon as seen from the corner of Jefferson and Hughes Avenues in Buffalo, new York on the morning of 29th March 2017. — Andre Carrotflower/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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The warning called for immediate protective action by boaters in the affected waters.

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Confidence
8/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Urgency
9/10

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