Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 12:34PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 23, 2026 - 9:34am
Expires:
August 23, 2026 - 10:15am
Description:
At 1232 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Watkins Glen, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Hector, Lansing, Enfield, Covert, Ledyard, Watkins Glen, Trumansburg,
Montour Falls, Interlaken, and Burdett.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Seneca or Cayuga Lake, get out of the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Seneca; Southern Cayuga; Schuyler; Tompkins
Forcast Office:
NWS Binghamton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov