New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/01/2026 17:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 8:57PM EDT until July 1 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 1, 2026 - 5:57pm
Expires: 
July 1, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVRBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Jefferson County in central New York... Northeastern Lewis County in central New York... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 856 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast of Herrings, or 11 miles east of Fort Drum, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Fort Drum, Carthage, Herrings, Rossie, Pitcairn, Fowler, Black River, Philadelphia, Antwerp, and Harrisville.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This storm is producing widespread wind damage across Northern Jefferson County. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! Hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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: 
Jefferson, NY; Lewis, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Buffalo NY