Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:52PM EDT until July 4 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 12:52pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
At 351 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Levanna, or 8
miles southeast of Seneca Falls, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Auburn, Cortland, Seneca Falls, Romulus, Fayette, Owasco, Homer,
Fleming, Virgil, and Groton.
Instruction:
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.
If on or near Cayuga Lake, get away from the water and move indoors
or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 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.
Heavy rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash
flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Cayuga, NY; Cortland, NY; Onondaga, NY; Seneca, NY; Tompkins, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Binghamton NY
Sender: