National Weather Service Buffalo, New York

National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office
Buffalo, New York

The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Buffalo during the November 2022 winter storm
Agency overview
FormedNovember 1870 (1870-11)
TypeMeteorological
JurisdictionNational Weather Service
Headquarters587 Aero Drive
Cheektowaga, NY 14225
42°56′29″N 78°43′09″W / 42.94140091854919°N 78.71929989811092°W / 42.94140091854919; -78.71929989811092
Employees25
Agency executives
  • Michael Fries, Meteorologist in Charge
  • Bernadette Walsh, Administrative Support Assistant
Parent agencyNational Weather Service
Websitewww.weather.gov/buf/

The National Weather Service Buffalo, New York (office identification code: BUF) is a local office of the National Weather Service responsible for monitoring weather conditions in Western New York and other portions of upstate, downwind from Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. It is based on the premises of Buffalo Niagara International Airport in Cheektowaga. The territory covers the cities of Buffalo, Rochester, Geneva, Fulton, and Watertown. Much of the office's work focuses on lake-effect snow.

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