Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 4:28PM EDT until July 18 at 4:45PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 18, 2026 - 1:28pm
Expires:
July 18, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
At 428 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Scipio Center to near Covert to Keuka Park, moving
east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Penn Yan, Romulus, Fayette, Owasco, Benton, Fleming, Groton, Covert,
Locke, and Genoa.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
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.
If on or near Seneca and Cayuga lakes, 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.
Area Description:
Cayuga, NY; Seneca, NY; Tompkins, NY; Yates, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Binghamton NY
Sender: