Severe Thunderstorm Warning Covers Cayuga, Wayne, Oswego Until 5 p.m.

A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect Wednesday afternoon for Cayuga, Wayne, and Oswego counties until 5 p.m., with storms moving northeast at 40 mph. The storms were capable of producing 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail.

Cayuga, Wayne, Oswego

The line of storms was near Chimney Bluffs State Park and Waterloo as the warning covered three counties at once. The strongest impacts were expected between then and 5 p.m. in Cayuga and Wayne counties.

For readers in those areas, the practical window was short. Winds and hail were the immediate hazards on the clock, not later in the day.

Seneca and Yates

A separate Severe Thunderstorm Warning was in effect through 4:45 p.m. for Seneca, Yates, Cayuga, northwestern Cortland, and Onondaga counties. Those storms were moving east at 50 mph and could produce damaging wind gusts near 60 mph and penny-sized hail.

Another severe thunderstorm warning covered Wayne County until 4:15 p.m. That storm was moving east at 35 mph with 60 mph wind gusts and penny-size hail, affecting Newark, Lyons, Palmyra, Marion, and Sodus.

Wayne and Ontario

Wayne and Ontario counties were also under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 4:15 p.m., and a separate storm affecting southern Cayuga and Seneca counties near Auburn was producing 40 mph winds and pea-size hail as it moved northeast. Another warning covered Wayne, Ontario, and southeastern Monroe counties until 4:15 p.m.

A separate strong thunderstorm was tracking northeast over Seneca and southern Cayuga counties near Lodi and Dundee. It was bringing 40 to 50 mph winds and half-inch hail, with Ledyard, Aurora, Ovid, and surrounding areas expected to see it through the next hour.