If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Binghamton.
At 308 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Middlefield, or 8 miles southeast of Cooperstown, moving east at 45
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...
Worcester, Middlefield, Westford, Schenevus, Elk Creek, and Betty And
Wilbur Davis State Park.
This includes the following highway exits...
Interstate 88 between 18 and 19.