Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tompkins, Yates Counties NY
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NOAA issued it on August 12, 2026, 11 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Binghamton has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for five central New York counties until 8:30 PM EDT on August 12.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central New York
- Issued
- August 12, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Binghamton NY
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 11 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central New York.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Binghamton NY. Effective from 2026-08-12T19:39:00-04:00 until 2026-08-12T20:30:00-04:00. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed. Severity: Severe.
Affected Areas
Schuyler County in central New York; Southeastern Yates County in central New York; North central Chemung County in central New York; Northeastern Steuben County in central New York; Southwestern Tompkins County in central New York. Locations impacted include Urbana, Watkins Glen, Catharine, Montour Falls, Tyrone, Wayne, Odessa, Cayuta, Burdett, and Millport.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Expected Conditions
At 7:39 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Tyrone, or near Dundee, moving southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. Impact: Hail damage to vehicles expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Heavy rainfall is occurring and may lead to flash flooding.
Timeline
Alert effective August 12 at 7:39 PM EDT until August 12 at 8:30 PM EDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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