BUF5 is an Amazon Flex site in Town of Lancaster, NY. This page shows its weather status now and every closure the tracker has recorded there since Sep 27, 2026 (ET), with the stations nearest to it.
Station facts
- Address
- Amazon Fulfillment Center BUF5, 4201, Walden Avenue, Town of Lancaster, Erie County, New York, 14086, United States
- Country
- United States
- Time zone
- Eastern Time (America/New_York)
- Map coordinates
- 42.922, -78.625
Status now
No local weather advisories as of 2:04 AM EDT
The reason behind a status, and alerts for this station, are on the live map with a free account.
Closure record
| Period | Closures | Time closed |
|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | 1 | 1 h 40 min |
| Last 30 days | 1 | 1 h 40 min |
| Since the record began, Sep 27, 2026 (ET) | 1 | 1 h 40 min |
The most common cause on record is lightning (1 of 1 closure). The longest closure since Sep 27, 2026 (ET) was 1 h 40 min, on Wed, Oct 7, 2026 (lightning).
The record began on Sep 27, 2026 (ET), so the 30-day figures cover only the days since.
Closures by month
| Month | Closures | Time closed | Most common cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 1 | 1 h 40 min | Lightning |
| September 2026 | 0 | none | — |
Recent closures
Newest first. Times are the station's local time (Eastern Time).
| Date | Start | End | Length | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Oct 7, 2026 | 10:57 PM | Oct 8, 2026, 12:37 AM | 1 h 40 min | Lightning |
Nearby stations
The 8 stations nearest to BUF5 within 30 miles, in a straight line.
| Station | City | Distance | Closures, last 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUF9 | Lancaster | 0.0 mi | 1 |
| WFM601 | Town of Amherst | 10.5 mi | 1 |
| LBUF | Town of Amherst | 10.6 mi | 1 |
| VRO1 | Pembroke | 12.3 mi | 2 |
| PNY6 | Town of Pembroke | 12.4 mi | 2 |
| DBU7 | Town of Hamburg | 15.3 mi | 1 |
| DBU1 | Tonawanda | 15.3 mi | 1 |
| LBU1 | Town of Tonawanda | 15.4 mi | 1 |
What these closures mean
The closure on record at BUF5 was for lightning. Stations commonly stop outdoor work, such as loading vehicles in the lot, while lightning is close by and start again once it has stayed away for a set time, so one storm can bring a short closure, or several in a row.
A closure on this page is a stretch of time the tracker recorded BUF5 as closed, mostly because weather reports at the station were of the kind that usually comes with a closure. It is not a confirmed decision by the station: station leadership makes the final call, and what happens to a block during a closure depends on the station and the Flex app, so check the app and your messages.
More in the guides: How weather closures work, Lightning safety and Blocks and closures.