The Catskill Chronicle

SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY (September 8 2012) – While the National Weather Service has issued no warnings for Sullivan County, several of the surrounding counties – including Orange, Dutchess and Ulster – are under extreme weather alerts including high winds, tornado watches and severe thunderstorm alerts.

Stay tuned to a local radio station and check out NY Alert or The National Weather Service for additional information.

Sullivan County:

REST OF TODAYPARTLY SUNNY LATE THIS MORNING…THEN BECOMINGMOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATETHIS MORNING…THEN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THISAFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS… LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER70S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. CHANCE OFRAIN 90 PERCENT. TONIGHTCLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OFTHUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITHDAMAGING WINDS…LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN THE EVENING.LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN90 PERCENT.

Wayne County:

REST OF TODAYPARTLY SUNNY LATE THIS MORNING…THEN BECOMINGMOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATETHIS MORNING…THEN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THISAFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS… LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID70S. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. TONIGHTCLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OFTHUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITHDAMAGING WINDS…LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING IN THE EVENING.LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH…DIMINISHING TOAROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.

Pike County:

REST OF TODAYPARTLY SUNNY LATE THIS MORNING…THEN BECOMINGMOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATETHIS MORNING…THEN SHOWERS WITH THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY THISAFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE SEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS… LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING THIS AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT. TONIGHTMOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THEEVENING…THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH A SLIGHTCHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY BESEVERE WITH DAMAGING WINDS…LARGE HAIL AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING INTHE EVENING. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 90 PERCENT.