Weather Alerts for Amherst, NY

Erie County, New York

Amherst is located in Erie County, New York. This page shows active weather alerts affecting Amherst issued by the National Weather Service.

NWS Forecast Office: Weather alerts for this area are issued by the National Weather Service BUF office.

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Weather Overview for Amherst

Amherst in western New York sits squarely in the Lake Erie/Lake Ontario snow belt, where lake-effect storms can produce measured in feet rather than inches. Blizzards and extreme cold are hallmark features of the climate each winter.

Common alert types for this area:

Lake Effect Snow Warning
Blizzard Warning
Winter Storm Warning
Wind Chill Warning
Flood Warning

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