Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY
839 WWUS81 KBUF 212140 SPSBUF Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Buffalo NY 540 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 NYZ006>008-212230- Jefferson NY-Oswego NY-Lewis NY- 540 PM EDT Tue May 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL JEFFERSON...WEST CENTRAL LEWIS AND NORTH CENTRAL OSWEGO COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sandy Island Beach State Park, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Watertown, Sandy Island Beach State Park, Pulaski, Adams, Barnes Corners, Adams Center, Southwick Beach State Park, Rodman, Lorraine, Sandy Creek, Lacona, Mannsville, Ellisburg, Worth, Montario Point, East Rodman, Bellwood, Belleville, and Smartville. This includes Interstate 81 between exits 37 and 43. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4380 7560 4356 7615 4370 7627 4399 7586 TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 224DEG 23KT 4364 7609 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Mitchell