By Eileen Buckley
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Buffalo, NY – The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a Tornado Watch for all of Western New York until 10'o'clock Wednesday night.
WBFO'S Eileen Buckley talked with Meteorologist Tom Niziol at the National Weather Service in Buffalo.
The following is the statement issued by the National Weather Service:
AP-NY--KWNS-NY Tornado Watch BULLETIN
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 236 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 310 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
EXTREME WESTERN MARYLAND
WESTERN NEW YORK
WESTERN AND CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
EXTREME NORTHERN WEST VIRGINIA
LAKE ERIE
LAKE ONTARIO
EFFECTIVE THIS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 310 PM UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. >{? TORNADOES...HAIL TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.
THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 100 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES NORTH OF ROCHESTER NEW YORK TO 50 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF ALTOONA PENNSYLVANIA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU6).
REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 231...WW 232...WW 233...WW 234...WW 235...
DISCUSSION...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SOON OVER WESTERN PA AND SPREAD EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE WATCH AREA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MODERATE INSTABILITY...COUPLED WITH STRONG VERTICAL SHEAR PROFILES WILL PROMOTE ORGANIZED STORMS WITH SUPERCELLS/BOWS POSSIBLE. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREAT. HOWEVER...SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL SHEAR IS PRESENT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES.