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JUNE 19

1908

A Heavy rain and windstorm occurred in Buffalo. This shower came from the west and 0.10 inch of rain fell from 6:32 to 6:37pm. This storm passed over leaving the western sky clouded with heavy cumulus, or cumulonimbus clouds. The second thunderstorm advanced rapidly and thunder was heard from 7:35 to 8:10pm, lightning flashes, and sharp peals of thunder being almost continuous during the period. The storm came from the west and the wind increased from fresh southwest to northwest at 7:50pm and a maximum velocity of 56 mph from that direction was recorded from 7:51 to 7:56pm with extreme gusts of approximately 69 mph. Rainfall was very heavy; 0.62 inch falling during period indicated above. By 8:10pm, the wind had abated to about 21 mph. The maximum velocity exceeds any previous velocity of record for the summer months, at this station. Many valuable trees were blown down, streetcar traffic stopped by broken wires, or obstructing trunks of trees. Police and fire telegraph systems suffered considerable damage, and many telephones were put out of use, signs and plate glass windows were broken in all parts of the city. A church on East Ferry street, in course of erection, was blown down. Two boys who had sought refuge there were seriously injured by falling timbers. Basements were flooded.

2001

Thunderstorms crossed the Niagara Peninsula during the early morning hours producing damaging winds across parts of Erie and Niagara Counties. Trees were reported downed in Kenmore and North Tonawanda. In Niagara Falls, a falling tree smashed a fence and damaged a garage.

2006

Showers and thunderstorms developed ahead of a cold front during the late morning and early afternoon hours. The thunderstorm winds downed trees in Cato and West Monroe. In Cato, a roof was torn off a garage by the wind. Thunderstorms accompanied the passage of a cold front during the evening hours. In the town of Allegany in Cattaraugus county the thunderstorm winds downed power lines.

2007

A cold front swept across the region triggering strong, damaging thunderstorms. The thunderstorms produced large hail in some locations and strong winds downed trees and power lines throughout the region. Damage was reported in Randolph, Napoli, East Aurora, Yorkshire, Gainesville, Byron, Almond, Retsof, Rochester, Sinclairville, Macedon, Cato, Pulaski, Sandy Creek, Brockport, Evans Mills, Turin, Orchard Park, Niagara Falls, Arcade, Westfield, Amherst, Medina, Oakfield, Avon, Walworth, Hannibal, and Watertown. Fallen trees damaged homes and automobiles in Lockport, Brighton, and Rochester. Power utilities reported upwards of 20,000 custormers without power. Lightning ignited a house fire in Orchard Park with damage estimated near $20,000. In the Town of Aurora, a barn filled with hay burned to the ground after being struck by lightning. In Brighton, a motorist was injured when a tree fell on her car near Ellison Park. In Rochester, a man was killed while riding an ATV through a wooded area behind a cemetery when strong winds brought down a tree on top of him.

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