Moderate to heavy rain with embedded thunderstorms will taper off through 3 PM. Some of the rain could be heavy enough to create local flooding problems. Wind gusts to 30 mph and small hail are also possible. Be prepared to take action if a warning is issued.
Forecast for Elk
Updated: 11:30 am EDT on July 11, 2009
This Afternoon
Showers and thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in the evening...then becoming partly cloudy after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Cooler with lows around 50. Northwest winds around 10 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
... Strong thunderstorms will affect McKean... northern Potter... northwestern Cameron... northwestern Elk and northwestern Tioga counties through 245 PM EDT...
At 139 PM EDT... strong thunderstorms were along a line from 11 miles south of Olean to 13 miles southeast of Bradford to Kane to 22 miles southwest of Kane... moving east at 45 mph.
Wind gusts to 45 mph and pea-sized hail are possible with these storms. Very heavy rain of up to one inch in just 30 minutes will fall from these storms... and will cause water to pond on roads and quickly fill roadside ditches and small streams.
Also expect frequent... dangerous cloud to ground lightning from these storms. Do not stay in the open nor seek shelter under trees when lightning threatens... move indoors when a thunderstorm approaches.
These storms will be near Oswayo around 200 PM... Genesee around 215 PM... Keating Summit around 230 PM and Denton Hill State Park around 245 PM.
This will impact the following major roads... Route 6... Route 219... State Road 46... State Road 59... State Road 66... State Road 446... State Road 449.