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I am in western NY, near Buffalo. Weather radar picked up several swirling cloud formations in western NY that could have touched down in my area. So, I got two tirnado warnings on my phone to take shelter immediately. One of them was accompanied by a US Weather Service alert that broke into regular radio programming with a tornado warning specifically naming my city and surrounding areas. Scared me half to death.

The tornado forming clouds moved on and touched down about 30 to 40 miles away from me. Two other tornadoes hit areas just south of Buffalo. One town south of Buffalo had extensive damage and was declared an emergency disaster area.

No humans were killed, but there were a few injuries. In rural areas, some livestock were killed. Several homes had extensive damage and some were destroyed completely due to high winds, fallen trees, and debris, even in areas where tornadoes did not touch down.

The scary part was knowing that those funnel clouds were dangling around and not knowing where they would land or what direction they would take when they did.

My immediate area got a heavy downpour that passed quickly.

The system that spawned the storms and tornadoes was the remnant of the Beryl tropical storm as it passed through our northern climate.

Ember was great throughout this. She got into her carrier without any problem. Did not like being confined to the bathroom inside the carrier until the warnings and watches were over. She scratched the sides of the carrier, but settled down for a nap when I said it was ok and spoke calmly to her.