New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/02/2026 15:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 2 at 6:53PM EDT until September 2 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 2, 2026 - 3:53pm
Expires: 
September 2, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 653 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Arkport, or near Hornell, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Corning, Hornell, Bath, Hector, Starkey, Campbell, Urbana, Canisteo, Wayland, and Watkins Glen.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for central New York. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Schuyler, NY; Steuben, NY; Yates, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Binghamton NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov