Aug 5, 2024
A 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 the Niagara Frontier. ||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
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 1211624). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
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