Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cortland, NY; Tioga, NY; Tompkins, NY
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At 425 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Willseyville, or 12 miles southeast of Ithaca, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and...
What the bulletin says to do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.
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Bulletin details
At 425 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Willseyville, or 12 miles southeast of Ithaca, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Ithaca, Cayuga Heights, Lansing, Danby, Caroline, Dryden, Berkshire, Richford, Newark Valley, and Harford.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:27PM EDT until August 6 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 4:04PM EDT until August 6 at 5:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY
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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Binghamton NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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