Tuesday, June 19, 2007

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING GROTON

From the National Weather Service:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NYC109-191900-
/O.NEW.KBGM.SV.W.0080.070619T1821Z-070619T1900Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
221 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2007

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
TOMPKINS COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK

* UNTIL 300 PM EDT

* AT 220 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL...AND
DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
PERRY CITY...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
TAUGHANNOCK FALLS AT 235 PM EDT...
7 MILES NORTH OF LANSING AT 250 PM EDT...
GROTON AND 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF FREEVILLE AT 300 PM EDT...

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING MEANS THAT SEVERE WEATHER IS
OCCURRING OR IS IMMINENT. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...
HAIL THREE-QUARTERS OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER OR LARGER...VERY
HEAVY RAIN...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALL LIKELY. IF YOU
ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS SEVERE STORM MOVE TO SAFE SHELTER NOW.

PLEASE REPORT HAIL...OR DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE AT 1-877-633-6772...OR BY EMAIL AT
BGM.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

2:45PM UPDATE: This storm seems to becoming more of a small
line. The hail sizes my software is recording are deecreasing
as well. What that means is the wind threat is probably
increasing as opposed to the hail threat. Also, the 3PM the
NWS has listed for an arrival time in Groton is way off.
3:30-4PM is still a better estiamte.

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