Heavy rain and thunder Monday across Finger Lakes
A very moist air mass is being transported into the Finger Lakes between high pressure of the New England coast and low pressure north of the Great Lakes.
A very moist air mass is being transported into the Finger Lakes between high pressure of the New England coast and low pressure north of the Great Lakes.
The stage is set for a very hot, humid first part of Saturday followed by the threat for excessive rain and a few strong storms later this afternoon.
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.
A stalled out frontal boundary has been sitting to our south since late last week. Finally, this front will push north through the Finger Lakes area, resulting in a very moist air mass settling in.
So far, this storm system is behaving almost exactly as expected. The first batch of precipitation has moved through and most of the region is in a lull early this morning. That lull will not last as a large area … Read More