Saturday Morning Update

finger lakes weather update saturday august 31 2024 9 am radar showing scattered showers and downpours over the Finger Lakes, mainly east of Seneca Lake. An area roughly from Olean to Canandaigua to Skaneateles to Binghmaton is shaded yellow to indicate a slight chance for severe thunderstorms, while the remainder of the region is shaded green for a marginal risk for severe thunderstorms.
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Posted: Saturday, August 31, 2024, 9 AM
Expires: Saturday, August 31, 2024, 12:30 PM

As expected, an initial round of scattered showers is moving through the Finger Lakes this morning.

There is no lightning showing on the lightning data, but a rumble of thunder cannot be ruled out this morning.

Additional showers and storms are expected to develop during the mid to late afternoon. A few of these could become strong to severe with some scattered tree damage from strong winds.

The best chance for severe weather will be in the yellow shaded areas, with a lesser chance in the green shaded areas. This is not expected to be a widespread, significant event, but rather a localized, scattered event.

I will have another update or two, at minimum, with the next coming during the early afternoon when the next severe storm outlook is due from the Storm Prediction Center.

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