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Showers and Thunderstorms Today

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Farmersville Tornado #3 of 2026

Machias Tornado #2 of 2026

Warm to near record warmth across our region this afternoon will be erased by a cold front bearing showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and evening. While diminished, there is still potential for a few of these storms to bring damaging wind gusts, especially across SW NYS.

Warmer weather will continue today before a strong cold front ushers in a pattern change. Temperatures will average well below normal early next week.

An NWS storm survey team has confirmed an EF-0 tornado near the Town of Farmersville, NY. The tornado was short lived with a length of 0.23 miles with peak gusts up to 80 mph.

An NWS storm survey team has confirmed an EF-0 tornado southwest of Machias, NY. The tornado was short lived with a length of 0.17 miles with peak gusts of 75 mph.