For people in the South and Midwest, this would not be a big deal. But for Buffalo it is.

Western NY occasionally gets tornadoes, but they are not common here, and I don't know of any before today ever hitting in the city. Only a few weeks ago about 4 tornadoes struck towns and rural areas outside of Buffalo when the remnants of Hurricane Beryl moved into our northern climate.

Today there was a severe thunderstorm warning, but no tornado warnings and no indications to expect one .

No reported injuries, but there's damage to downtown Buffalo buildings.

https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/severe-weather-hits-downtown-buffalo/