Special Marine Warning — Lower Niagara River; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-C was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 01:10 UTC. The event is classified as a storm incident with a severity rating of Severe, and was detected through the US National Weather Service (NWS).
Special Marine Warning issued October 7 at 9:10PM EDT until October 7 at 10:45PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY SMWBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Lake Ontario from the Niagara River to Hamlin Beach The Lower Niagara River... * Until 1045 PM EDT. * At 909 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fort Niagara, or near Niagara River, moving east at 40 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater and large hail. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. Large hail could result in structural damage. * Locations impacted include... Thirty Mile Point, Youngstown, Lewiston, Olcott, Wilson, Sunset Beach, and Fort Niagara.
Where this happened
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Approximate coordinates of the reported event are 43.360°, -78.574°. The marker on the map above shows this position; for news-derived reports the location reflects the place named in media coverage and may represent a district or city rather than an exact site.
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Timeline and sources
Official warning
Issued by U.S. National Weather Service. A warning or forecast describes a hazard; on its own it is not a report that harm occurred.
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· received · event time 8 Oct 2026, 01:10 UTCFirst report Official warning
First recorded from U.S. National Weather Service.
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· received · event time 8 Oct 2026, 01:54 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Special Marine Warning — Lower Niagara River; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-C"
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· received · event time 8 Oct 2026, 02:37 UTCAlso reported Official warning
Also reported by U.S. National Weather Service: "Special Marine Warning — Lower Niagara River; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY; Niagara River to Hamlin Beach NY beyond 5NM off shoreline to US-C"
Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 3 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.
Conditions at the time
Light rain of 0.7 mm was recorded, and the temperature peaked at 17°C, and winds reached 42 km/h. Conditions are shown for context only — they do not establish a cause.
Weather reanalysis for this location and date via Open-Meteo.