Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:27PM EDT until August 6 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 1:27pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description:
At 425 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Willseyville,
or 12 miles southeast of Ithaca, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind
damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ithaca, Cayuga Heights, Lansing, Danby, Caroline, Dryden, Berkshire,
Richford, Newark Valley, and Harford.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Cortland, NY; Tioga, NY; Tompkins, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Binghamton NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov