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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
354 AM EDT SUN JUN 25 2000

..THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND SURFACE BOUNDARY WILL MOVE FROM
MICHIGAN AND THE OHIO VALLEY INTO NEW YORK AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA
DURING THE AFTERNOON. THESE SYSTEMS WILL TRIGGER THUNDERSTORMS BY
EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE CENTRAL SOUTHERN TIER AND FINGER LAKES
REGION...THEN SPREAD EAST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF CENTRAL NEW YORK
AND NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA FROM THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS INTO THE
EVENING.

THE VERY HUMID AIRMASS IN PLACE POSES THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY RAIN
PRODUCING THUNDERSTORMS WHERE AN INCH OF RAIN COULD FALL IN A VERY
SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. AS A RESULT...THERE MAY BE MINOR LOCALIZED
FLOODING OF STREETS AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS AROUND THE REGION. A
SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER ALSO EXISTS...WHERE SOME THUNDERSTORMS
MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND GUSTS ABOVE 50 MPH CAPABLE
OF CREATING DAMAGE BY KNOCKING DOWN TREES AND OTHER OBJECTS SENSITIVE
TO THE WIND.

YOU SHOULD STAY TUNED TO THE LOCAL MEDIA AND OTHER WEATHER OUTLETS
TODAY...SUCH AS THE INTERNET...FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS
THAT MAY BE ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON.  YOU CAN HEAR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND WARNINGS DIRECTLY FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY LISTENING
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COME SEE US ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BGM (ALL LOWER CASE).

BREWSTER$$