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17 Jul 2021

Live Updates: Severe thunderstorms, flash flooding Saturday, July 17, 2021

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Get the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the severe weather and flash flooding threat for Saturday afternoon.[Photo by Coleen Foley]

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Several waves of scattered thunderstorms will impact the Finger Lakes throughout the afternoon with a few becoming severe.
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Weather Planner: Thursday, June 25, 2026

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Thursday will be marked by occasional showers and perhaps a few later afternoon thunderstorms as a weather system passes through the region. Some uncertainty remains in how widespread precipitation becomes and whether any thunderstorms will develop at all. Should any storms develop, some isolated strong winds could be possible. Temperatures will be in the low and mid 70s, but sunshine may be hard to come by. Thursday night will have a few more showers and perhaps an early lingering storm with lows in the upper 50s and low 60s.… Read More

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Meteorologist Drew Montreuil has been forecasting the weather in the Finger Lakes region since 2006 and has degrees in meteorology from SUNY Oswego (B.S. with Honors) and Cornell (M.S.). Drew and his wife have four young boys. When not working or playing with the boys, he is probably out for a run through the countryside.

  1. Bob
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    Floods there?
    Evacuations?