The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the entire region, as conditions remain ripe for strong thunderstorm development during the afternoon and early-evening hours.
The watch runs through 8 p.m. with a cold front sweeping westward, bringing the storms into play. Forecasters expect a line of storms to setup in western New York, then run through the state.
The main concerns with these storms is damaging winds, frequent cloud-to-ground lightning, and hail. An isolated tornado is possible, but remains mostly unlikely to have develop.
Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible across western and north central NY this afternoon. Here is a weather forecast model depicting the possible evolution of storms moving from west to east across the region today. Pay attention to weather alerts today. pic.twitter.com/yDto0RcQ4R
— NWS Buffalo (@NWSBUFFALO) June 21, 2021
Get the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the severe weather threat for Monday afternoon.
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A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for parts of KY, NY, OH, PA, VA, WV until 8 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/MODFnyGH91
— NWS Binghamton (@NWSBinghamton) June 21, 2021
Did you know that you can determine how far away a lightning flash is by using the sound of thunder? It takes thunder about 5 seconds to travel 1 mile. See the graphic below for more details on using this method. #LightningSafetyAwarenessWeek pic.twitter.com/DnyC9H8BRE
— NWS Binghamton (@NWSBinghamton) June 21, 2021
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