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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 4:46PM EDT until October 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Sullivan, NY; Pike, PA; Wayne, PA. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

Bulletin issued
16 October 2026 at 20:46 UTC
First saved by us
16 October 2026 at 17:32 UTC
Last included in a daily record
16 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Binghamton NY · Sullivan, NY; Pike, PA; Wayne, PA
Certainty / urgency
Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end)
17 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
16 October 2026 at 20:46 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

Archived official description

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 686 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK SULLIVAN IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA PIKE WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HAWLEY, HONESDALE, MILFORD, AND MONTICELLO.

The saved record

What changed

1 update · 1 first record

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    Source status changed

    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 1:30PM EDT until October 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 4:46PM EDT until October 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY

    Source updated
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:30 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 20:46 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:30 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 20:46 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    16 October 2026 at 17:30 UTC

    After

    16 October 2026 at 20:46 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Reported area
    Before

    Sullivan, NY; Bradford, PA; Lackawanna, PA; Luzerne, PA; Pike, PA; Susquehanna, PA; Wayne, PA; Wyoming, PA

    After

    Sullivan, NY; Pike, PA; Wayne, PA

    Source summary
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Sullivan, NY; Bradford, PA; Lackawanna, PA; Luzerne, PA; Pike, PA; Susquehanna, PA; Wayne, PA; Wyoming, PA. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Sullivan, NY; Pike, PA; Wayne, PA. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

    Official description
    Before

    THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 686 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK SULLIVAN IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA BRADFORD LACKAWANNA LUZERNE PIKE SUSQUEHANNA WAYNE WYOMING THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HALLSTEAD, HAWLEY, HAZLETON, HONESDALE, MILFORD, MONTICELLO, MONTROSE, SAYRE, SCRANTON, TOWANDA, TUNKHANNOCK, AND WILKES-BARRE.

    After

    SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 686 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN CENTRAL NEW YORK SULLIVAN IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA PIKE WAYNE THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF HAWLEY, HONESDALE, MILFORD, AND MONTICELLO.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f1a99a6c306bf320b3ed817a9716bbbf565777a8.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ff9f0a947b8e76968d856d7c102edc5e72b28bda.002.1

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 20:46 UTC

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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 17:32 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 1:30PM EDT until October 16 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Binghamton NY. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 17:30 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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