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Thunderstorms Continue in northern N.Y.

May 7, 2017
UPDATED By WeatherBug Meteorologist, Chad Merrill
Thunderstorms continue moving across the eastern Great Lakes and Tennessee Valley late Saturday night and into early this morning. Heavy downpours and gusty winds are the main threats. 

An autumn-like cold front is marching eastward across the Midwest and Great Lakes. Warm, humid air ahead of the front is clashing with much cooler, drier air in its wake to produce a narrow line of thunderstorms that exists from upstate New York to eastern Louisiana. The strongest storms are close to an area of low pressure sliding across eastern Ontario and southern Quebec in Canada.

The strongest storms were found in upstate New York and Pennsylvania. Wind gusts of 45-55 mph were felt across Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Buffalo as the cold front continues to slide east. 
 
Heavy rain is expected to occur with any storms that form, so flash flooding is possible. If you get caught in a storm on your commute home from work and approach a water-covered road, be sure to “Turn Around, Don’t Drown” because water is much deeper than it appears. It takes only 6 inches of fast-moving water to knock an adult over and 12 inches of moving water to sweep away a small car.

Cooler, drier air will settle in behind the front for this afternoon. Instead of the middle to upper 80s, Columbus will see middle 70s and less humid weather to conclude the weekend. The same can be said all across the Ohio Valley into the Great Lakes.

If you haven’t already, make sure you download the WeatherBug app for your smartphone. It contains Spark, a GPS-based lightning tracking app so you can Know Before a storm hits and quickly find safety.