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Syracuse, N.Y. — Part of Central New York is under a tornado watch throughout Tuesday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service.
The watch was sent out just after 2 p.m. and will be in place until 9 p.m. For now, that includes Oneida, Madison, Broome, Delaware, Chenango, Otsego and Sullivan counties.
A tornado watch means tornadoes are “possible in and near the watch area,” according to the weather service.
The weather service recommends that people review and discuss emergency plans, take inventory of supplies, have a designated safe room and be ready to act quickly if a tornado warning is issued.
A tornado warning means that a tornado has been sighted or detected and there is an imminent danger to life and property, according to the weather service.
Scattered severe thunderstorms are expected across Central New York Tuesday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds as the primary threat.
A warm front moving through the area will bring multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms, with the main activity expected to arrive early Tuesday afternoon before exiting by early evening.
A tornado crossed two Southern Tier counties Saturday evening, carving a 15-mile-long path and lasting 19 minutes while uprooting trees and even lifting a gazebo.
Its peak wind speed was 95 mph and its peak width was 300 yards, the weather service reported.
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