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Please carefully read each posted Warning and Alert as it relates to the area(s) being affected. We may provide a wider range of issued severe weather warnings for surrounding cities and counties, so some alerts may not directly impact this location. This is done to help with preparing for severe weather that may overlap or be heading towards Elmira Heights.

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NWS Active Alerts for NY - Map View

State: NY Total alerts: 6 Updated: Apr 15, 2026 9:13pm EDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Broome, NY; Chenango, NY; Delaware, NY; Susquehanna, PA; Wayne, PA
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 9:04PM EDT until April 15 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

SVRBGM The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Broome County in central New York... Southwestern Delaware County in central New York... South central Chenango County in central New York... Northeastern Susquehanna County in northeastern Pennsylvania... Northwestern Wayne County in northeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 903 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Afton to near Sanford to Lanesboro, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Walton, Sanford, Colchester, Susquehanna, Deposit, Susquehanna Depot, Hamden, Masonville, Hancock, and Afton.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Cayuga, NY; Chemung, NY; Schuyler, NY; Seneca, NY; Steuben, NY; Yates, NY
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 8:52PM EDT until April 15 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

SVRBGM The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Seneca County in central New York... Western Schuyler County in central New York... Yates County in central New York... Southwestern Cayuga County in central New York... Northwestern Chemung County in central New York... Steuben County in central New York... * Until 945 PM EDT. * At 851 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Honeoye to Genesee, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Corning, Hornell, Bath, Penn Yan, Hector, Romulus, Starkey, Campbell, Benton, and Urbana.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Area
Allegany, NY; Cattaraugus, NY; Livingston, NY; Ontario, NY
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 8:44PM EDT until April 15 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Buffalo NY

SVRBUF The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cattaraugus County in western New York... Southeastern Livingston County in western New York... Allegany County in western New York... Southwestern Ontario County in western New York... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 843 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Letchworth State Park to 10 miles southeast of Portageville to 7 miles east of Cuba to St. Bonaventure, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Dansville, Wellsville, Alfred, Conesus, Naples, Whitesville, Weston Mills, Groveland, Springwater, and Friendship. This includes the following highways... Interstate 390 between exits 4 and 6. Interstate 86 between exits 29 and 33.

Special Weather Statement

Area
Northern Fairfield; Orange; Putnam; Northern Westchester
Special Weather Statement issued April 15 at 8:42PM EDT by NWS Upton NY

At 842 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over West Point, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Danbury, Peekskill, Mahopac, Monroe, Lake Carmel, West Point, Sherman, Brewster, Cold Spring, New Windsor, Ridgefield, New Fairfield, Carmel, Chester, and Florida.

Special Weather Statement

Area
Broome; Susquehanna
Special Weather Statement issued April 15 at 8:39PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

At 839 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sanitaria Springs to near Brackney. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Binghamton, Kirkwood, Conklin, Hallstead, Windsor, Great Bend, Sanitaria Springs, Port Crane, Lakeside, and Hickory Grove.

Flood Warning

Area
Tompkins, NY
Flood Warning issued April 15 at 11:57AM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

...The Flood Warning continues for the following rivers in New York... Cayuga Lake At Ithaca affecting Tompkins County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Cayuga Lake at Ithaca. * WHEN...Until further notice. * IMPACTS...At 383.5 feet, the lake level is high enough to flood normally dry areas along the shoreline and may affect some paths, or roads nearest the shore. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 11:00 AM EDT Wednesday the stage was near 383.5 feet. - Forecast...The lake is expected to hover near the flood stage of 383.5 feet through Friday. - Flood stage is 383.5 feet. - https://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Patchy Light Rain With Thunder 66°F
29.87 inHg.
Barometer
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Humidity
W 5.4 mph
Wind
Patchy Light Rain With Thunder

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