886 FPUS71 KBUF 171408 NOWBUF SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY 1008 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 NYZ001-010-019-085-171630- NIAGARA-NORTHERN ERIE-CHAUTAUQUA-SOUTHERN ERIE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NIAGARA FALLS...BUFFALO...JAMESTOWN... ORCHARD PARK...SPRINGVILLE 1008 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 .NOW... THE SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR ERIE, NIAGARA, AND CHAUTAUQUA COUNTIES. AT 1010 AM A SMALL CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WAS OVER EASTERN LAKE ERIE, WITH MORE ACTIVITY OVER NORTHEAST OHIO. IF IT HOLDS TOGETHER, THE RAIN OVER LAKE ERIE COULD REACH THE GRAND ISLAND AREA AROUND NOON, THEN CROSS WESTERN NIAGARA COUNTY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE OHIO ACTIVITY COULD REACH INTO CHAUTAUQUA AND CATTARAUGUS COUNTIES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. MORE ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO FORM THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT FURTHER DESTABILIZES THE ATMOSPHERE. $$