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Special Marine Warning

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Ripley to Dunkirk NY; Dunkirk to Buffalo NY; Ripley to Buffalo NY extending from 5NM off shoreline to US-Canadian border

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago
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Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Likely

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The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for... Lake Erie from Ripley to Fredonia...
* Until 1130 PM EDT.
* At 959 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over Ripley, or 18 nm northeast of Erie, moving east at 45 knots.
HAZARD...Waterspouts, wind gusts to 40 knots, and large hail.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage.
* Locations impacted include... Van Buren Point, Dunkirk, Barcelona, and Ripley.
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