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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, and Seneca Counties until 3:30p

By The National Weather Service out of Binghampton

Syracuse, NY – THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN CAYUGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
NORTHWESTERN CORTLAND COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
SOUTHERN ONONDAGA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...
NORTHERN SENECA COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 315 PM EDT

* AT 216 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 8 MILES
NORTHWEST OF WATERLOO...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
LEHIGH VLY JCT...MONTEZUMA AND SENECA FALLS BY 230 PM EDT...
CAYUGA AND MONTEZUMA BY 235 PM EDT...
THROOPSVILLE BY 245 PM EDT...
MELROSE PARK...AUBURN AND FLEMING BY 250 PM EDT...
MELROSE PARK BY 255 PM EDT...
OWASCO AND SKANEATELES BY 300 PM EDT...

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER INDOORS AND STAY
AWAY FROM WINDOWS!

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS OCCURRING
OR IS IMMINENT. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...HAIL THREE-QUARTERS
OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER...VERY HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY
LIGHTNING ARE ALL LIKELY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM
MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW.