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UPDATE at 1215 hours: NWS advises to prepare for damaging winds after Noon today. Heavy rains may cause localized flooding in poor drainage areas.

The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for Westchester County, commencing on October 07 at 9:00AM EDT until October 07 at 5:00PM EDT.

Tornado Watch 543 Is In Effect Until 500 PM EDT For The Following Locations NY . New York Counties Included Are: Albany, Bronx, Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Kings, Madison, Montgomery, New York, Oneida, Onondaga, Orange, Otsego, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester, Yates.


This storm front is expected to bring a quick one-half to one inch of rainfall, with locally higher amounts in places, which may cause local flooding conditions.

Definition:

Tornado Watch: A Tornado Watch is issued when severe thunderstorms and tornadoes are possible in and near the watch area. It does not mean that they will occur. It only means they are possible.


Storm updates are available at http://www.erh.noaa.gov/okx/