WWUS81 KBGM 081750 SPSBGM SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY 132 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 NYZ009-015>018-022>025-036-037-044>046-055>057-062-PAZ038>040-043- 044-047-048-072-082200- BRADFORD-BROOME-CHEMUNG-CHENANGO-CORTLAND-DELAWARE-LACKAWANNA- LUZERNE-MADISON-NORTHERN ONEIDA-NORTHERN WAYNE-ONONDAGA-OTSEGO-PIKE- SCHUYLER-SENECA-SOUTHERN CAYUGA-SOUTHERN ONEIDA-SOUTHERN WAYNE- STEUBEN-SULLIVAN-SUSQUEHANNA-TIOGA-TOMPKINS-WYOMING-YATES- 132 PM EDT FRI JUN 8 2007 ..SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. AS THIS FRONT NEARS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND INTERACTS WITH THE VERY WARM HUMID AIR IN PLACE...THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF UPSTATE NEW YORK... FROM THE FINGER LAKES REGION...ACROSS THE SYRACUSE METRO AREA...AND INTO THE MOHAWK VALLEY...BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM. THESE STORMS SHOULD DEVELOP FARTHER TO THE EAST AND SOUTH BY EARLY EVENING...REACHING THE TWIN TIERS...INCLUDING THE BINGHAMTON AREA...BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM. THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD MOVE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND THE WESTERN CATSKILL REGION...INCLUDING THE WILKES-BARRE SCRANTON AREA AND MONTICELLO...BETWEEN 7 AND 10 PM. STRONG DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH...AND LARGE HAIL SHOULD ACCOMPANY SOME OF THE STORMS. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING...YOU ARE ADVISED TO KEEP A CLOSE EYE TO THE SKY...AND BE PREPARED TO QUICKLY SEEK SHELTER. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS...FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE WATCHES OR WARNINGS. $$ MJ