Flash flood warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings are in effect for parts of the northern and western Finger Lakes as a line of slow moving heavy thunderstorms drifts east.
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A slow moving line of storms is producing heavy rain and some hail this evening. Flash flood warnings, show above in green, are in effect for parts Ontario and Livingston counties. Not shown on the map is a severe thunderstorm warning that was issued in the process of writing this blog for northern Seneca and extreme west-central Cayuga county.
Additional flood warnings may be needed as this heavy rain moves east into areas that have seen multiple storms already today. The flooding threat is much more serious than any severe threat, not that a severe thunderstorm warning should be downplayed.
9:30pm update-
Radar is estimating over 2″ of rain falling in an hour as the storm passes south of Geneva.
Remember- never drive through flood waters, especially at night! Flooding is the number one cause of weather related deaths in the United States. If you come across a flooded roadway, please turn around and find a different route.
