BREAKING: Potential afternoon storms today for Allegany and surrounding counties have been upgraded from Slight to Enhanced Risk by the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center at Norman, Okla., with a forecast of scattered severe storms being moved to the “numerous” possibility, including potential for tornado activity.
Temperatures are expected to reach the 90-degree range by noontime, with elevated winds during the afternoon, along with potential for heavy rain, particularly during the overnight hours, according to forecasters
Regional forecasting overviews haven’t yet been published so Be Aware. Be Prepared. Stay Safe.TM and continue to monitor for updates.
Further information is available at www.weather.gov/buf for the NWS Buffalo forecast region, www.weather.gov/bgm for Steuben and counties to the east, and www.weather.gov/ctp for adjoining Pennsylvania counties.
Local weather forecasts for specific areas are accessible through the Search feature in the upper left corner of most NWS pages, with Hourly Weather Forecasts, which project event timing throughout the day, found on the lower right side of local pages.
Progression of storms can be tracked interactively via a zoomable NWS Doppler radar site at https://bit.ly/3xyTULH.
The NWS Storm Prediction Center (SPC) website is at https://bit.ly/3llhYgb, with the overall Weather Prediction Center at https://bit.ly/3gNeAsQ.
Information from the NWS on severe thunderstorm safety is available at https://bit.ly/3NoPzlI, along with additional guidance from Ready.gov at https://bit.ly/3uaSiHp.
Previews of weather components over the next seven days are available at https://bit.ly/3CUmLMq, with Steuben County east at https://bit.ly/312qR7E, and Pennsylvania counties to the south at https://bit.ly/3rcTH0o.
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