So What Happened Weather Wise, This Past Saturday?

A Tornado Watch was issued on Saturday, for Steuben, Allegany, Chemung, Tioga, Broome and other counties.  There was also a Thunderstorm Warning issued that day.  So what happened?  Well, locally, we did get rain and thunder and lightening.  However, we did not see any sign of tornadoes.  There was a weak tornado that went into a mile outside of Fishes Eddy, an area just east of Binghamton.   Much of the area in this part of the state that was put under that tornado watch did not see tornadic activity on Saturday afternoon, it was more wind damage with strong thunderstorms that happened locally on Saturday afternoon.   We also checked in with Steuben County Public Safety Director Tim Marshall today, and Marshall says there was no major local damage.

 

From The Steuben County Department Of Transportation

Purdy Creek Road Bridge in Hartsville and Sand Road Bridge in West Union will be closed beginning today.  

 

Schumer: Working With FDA On Drug Shortages

Democrat U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer says, he’s pushing for the FDA to come up with solutions to do something about the prescription drug shortage that hospitals and pharmacies in upstate new York face…schumer says, for one thing,  U.S. drug companies are only operating at 51 percent capacity.