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Weather: Storm Update

By Howard B. Owens

UPDATE 6 p.m.: Picture of Main and Bank streets about 10 minutes ago, when a storm cell passed over Batavia. Within minutes, the skies started to clear and the rain stopped. There may be more on the way. There is a report of a traffic light being stuck in red in one direction and green in another at Oak Street and Richmond Avenue as well as at Oak and the Thruway. There was a report of wires down on Walnut, but that turned out to be cable wires and not in the street. So far, it sounds like the parade at the Genesee County Fair is going to go ahead as scheduled.

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A tree is down and completely blocking North and State Street roads in Elba. Elba Fire Police are responding to shut down traffic.

There are minor power outages near Byron. The largest effects 11 customers in the Gillette Road area.

About 19 residents are without power in the area of Hawes Road.

The severe thunderstorm watch has been updated.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL GENESEE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK, EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL LIVINGSTON COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK, SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTY IN WESTERN NEW YORK.

* UNTIL 6:15 P.M. EDT.

* AT 5:10 P.M. EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM CALEDONIA TO FIVE MILES NORTHWEST OF LE ROY...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 13 MILES SOUTH OF BROCKPORT TO SEVEN MILES EAST OF BATAVIA...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE... LE ROY AND CALEDONIA.

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