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Residents displaced after severe thunderstorm damages mobile home park
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WENY) -- Several people who live in a Schuyler County mobile home park were displaced after severe storms ripped through the Twin Tiers Monday evening. "The house literally shook," said Bart Curtis, a resident of Rock Cabin Park who was displaced by the storm. "When I heard glass breaking, I knew something was not quite right. When I went to look, I couldn't get out the front door, and I couldn't get out the side door."
Thousands still without power in the Southern Tier
Update (8:26 p.m.): Power is back for some Southern Tier residents, but more than 17,000 NYSEG customers still don’t have power a day after severe storms swept through the region. According to the NYSEG outage list, 7,815 customers in Chemung County, 2,922 in Schuyler County, and 7,148 in Steuben County were without power as of […]
Liquid nitrogen leak causes Big Flats road closure
BIG FLATS, N.Y. (WETM) –A portion of Daniel Zenker Drive in Big Flats closed on Monday night due to a liquid nitrogen leak. According to Chemung County, Daniel Zenker Drive from Hibbard Road to Kahler Road North is closed as of 8:22 p.m. on July 15. A tank of liquid nitrogen located at 315 Daniel […]
EXPIRED: Tornado Warning issued for Chemung County
UPDATE: A tornado warning issued for Chemung County has expired. A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains active for Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga NY, and Tompkins Counties until 2:45 p.m. Both Steuben and Schuyler Counties have downgraded from a Tornado Warning to Severe Thunder Storm Warning while Chemung County remains in a Tornado Warning until 2:15 p.m. […]
Corning parking lots, road to close for basketball tournament
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) — A couple of parking lots and part of a road in Corning will close this weekend to accommodate a sporting event. The nationwide Gus Macker Basketball Tournament is coming to Corning on Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21. Players of all ages and skill levels will compete in this 3-on-3 […]
Some residents of Rock Cabin Park remained displaced, while others are cleaning up after Monday's storms
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WENY) -- Severe thunderstorms swept across the area Monday evening, causing neighbors in one mobile park to evacuate due to the damage. Trees came crashing down on these mobile homes, causing damage. ''I was informed moments ago that the house is being condemned. We had just bought...
Cooling Stations available in the Twin Tiers
SOUTHERN TIER, N.Y. (WENY) -- In response to the current heatwave, Chemung County, in collaboration with local agencies has established cooling stations at the following locations:. Steele Memorial Library, 101 E Church St, Elmira, NY 14901. New Beginnings United Methodist Church, 300 E Miller St, Elmira, NY 14904. These cooling...
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