ALBSPSBGM WWUS35 KBGM 250755 SPSBGM 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$$