Published: Sep 09, 2024
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STILL TOO EARLY TO PINPOINT EXACTLY WHERE FRANCINE MIGHT HIT LET'S GET THE LATEST ON THE WEATHER AUTHORITY ALERT RIGHT NOW. METEOROLOGIST VIOLET SKIBA IS IN. WE HAVE OUR OWN CONCERNS THAT ARE A LITTLE MORE IMMEDIATE, RIGHT? >>YES SO RIGHT NOW, WE'RE TRACKING A LINE OF STORMS THAT ARE ROLLING THROUGH CENTRAL NEW YORK. THERE ARE SOME SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WE'RE WATCHING, THOUGH. THERE'S A FLASH FLOOD WARNING OUT BY ROCHESTER AND A STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM UP NORTH. RIGHT NOW THERE'S A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING AND A TORNADO WARNING ON A SPECIFIC CELL THAT WE'RE WATCHING THAT'S OVER THE TUG HILL REGION. THIS IS IN LEWIS COUNTY AND IT RUNS UNTIL 6 P.M.. THEY'VE NARROWED DOWN THE EXACT AREA. YOU CAN SEE THIS RED BOX IS THE TORNADO WARNING. THE EXACT CELL IS RIGHT OVER THE RADAR IN MONTAGUE. AND THIS IS MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEASTWARD. SO HEADING TOWARDS PARKER'S AT 551 602 MOVING INTO WETMORE 604. IN PAGE 614 IN HOSE VILLE. AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHERE THE CELL IS SITTING AS WE SPEAK. SO FOR THOSE AREAS THAT ARE IN THAT BOX, MAKE SURE TO GO GO INSIDE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BASEMENT IS BEST OR LOWEST LEVEL OF YOUR HOUSE. STAY AWAY FROM OUTSIDE WALLS AND WINDOWS. OF COURSE, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A WAY OF COMMUNICATION. A CELL PHONE JUST IN CASE IF YOU DO GET TRAPPED AND IN YOUR SAFE PLACE MAKE SURE TO COVER YOUR NECK AND HEAD. WAIT FOR THE STORM TO PASS OR FOR THAT WARNING TO EXPIRE BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR SAFE SPOT FOR THE REST OF US, TRACKING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THIS LINE THAT'S EXITING OUT TO THE SOUTHEAST AS WE GO TOWARDS 7 P.M., IT WILL BE OVER OUR EASTERN COUNTIES, INCLUDING ROME AND UTICA. EVENTUALLY, FURTHER SOUTH EXITING OUT INTO HAMILTON AND NORWICH BY 8 P.M. AND ANY LINGERING SHOWERS AND STORMS SHOULD BE MOVING OUT OF SYRACUSE CLOSER TO 9 P.M.. SOUTHERN COUNTIES HANGING ON TO THE RAIN A BIT LONGER TOWARDS 9 OR 10 P.M., AND AFTER 10 P.M. WE SHOULD BE PRETTY QUIET MAYBE A LINGERING SPRINKLE, BUT A MOSTLY CLOUDY, MOSTLY DRY OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES DROPPING DOWN INTO THE LOWER 50S BY SUNRISE AND AFTER MORNING. CLOUDS SHED AWAY PLENTY OF SUNSHINE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. NICE AND MILD IN THE LOWER 70S, SO PRETTY BIG TURNAROUND IN THE WEATHER FROM THIS EVENING TO LOOKING AHEAD TO TOMORROW. WE'LL BE IN THE 70S ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, A SUNNY STRETCH WEDNESDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND THE WEEKEND SUMMER HEAT RETURNS WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 80S THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NEXT CHANCE FOR RAIN NOT