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The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Batavia. The warning is active until 2PM currently, and the storm is forecasted to arrive in Batavia at 1:50PM. A watch remains in effect until 3PM according to the NWS website.

Alert text after the jump...

Update: Not exactly a "severe" storm, it put on a mild show for about 5 minutes and then moved on.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NYC029-037-281800-
/O.NEW.KBUF.SV.W.0100.090928T1723Z-090928T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
123 PM EDT MON SEP 28 2009

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BUFFALO HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN ERIE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK
  WESTERN GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 122 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LANCASTER...AND MOVING EAST AT 60 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  ALDEN BY 130 PM EDT...
  DARIEN BY 140 PM EDT...
  OAKFIELD BY 145 PM EDT...
  BATAVIA BY 150 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM EDT MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR WESTERN NEW YORK.

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LAT...LON 4313 7830 4314 7816 4292 7809 4287 7830 4287 7848 4282 7849 4276 7874 4293 7883
TIME...MOT...LOC 1723Z 249DEG 52KT 4288 7866

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