A Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms exists today for Allegany and adjoining counties in New York and Pennsylvania, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) Storm Prediction Center, with potential for isolated damaging winds, large hail and a small chance for a tornado in the forecast.
The chart accompanying this story shows the risk area, with the greatest possibility for thunderstorms in Allegany County being from noontime until late tonight, then diminishing in the overnight hours.
Follow on Doppler radar
Current details on today’s weather, based on location of residence, work, or travel, along with current forecasts for the next seven days in specific areas, including updating Doppler radar images as they relate to storms, are available through links on our exclusive Weather Resources page at our Allegany Hope Community News, Resources and Calendar website at https://bit.ly/3yYyVUt or https://bit.ly/3YAlcPI.
Due to Allegany County’s location being in or bordering three NYS forecast offices, Allegany Hope Weather Resources provides forecasts and other information from National Weather Services stations at Buffalo, for Allegany County west, Binghamton for Steuben County east, and State College, Pa., for Potter and McKean counties in Pennsylvania, along with regional and national data.
Additional preparedness
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