Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 1:27PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 10:27am
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 11:15am
Description:
At 125 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Phelps, or near Geneva, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Auburn, Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Romulus, Fayette, Montezuma, Union
Springs, Tyre, Aurora, and Ovid.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
If on or near Seneca and Cayuga Lakes, 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:
Yates; Seneca; Southern Cayuga
Forcast Office:
NWS Binghamton NY
Sender: