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Weather Alert: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for Chemung County in New York and Tioga County in Pennsylvania until 10pm. The main threat are strong winds up to 60mph, lots of cloud to ground lightning and small hail embedded in these storms. There is also the risk of a small tornadic […]
Veggie Van comes to Chemung County
CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — A mobile farm market will be traveling around a few locations in Chemung County starting next month. The Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chemung County is launching a new Veggie Van program to bring fresh, locally-grown produce to Chemung County residents. The van, which is going to be operated by Lowery […]
NY weather update: Thunderstorms with pea-sized hail to hit New York Sunday
The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 4:37 p.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 5:15 p.m. for Chemung, Tompkins, Tioga and Broome counties. Expect pea-sized hail (0.25 inches) and wind gusts of up to 50 mph. "At 4:36 p.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a...
Thousands lose power in Chemung County during heat advisory
CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — About 3,700 NYSEG customers across Chemung County lost power on Saturday afternoon. According to the NYSEG outage list, a total of 3,727 customers in the towns of Ashland, Baldwin, Chemung, Elmira, Erin, Horseheads, and Southport and the City of Elmira were without power as of 2 p.m. on June 22. […]
Harris Hill Pool has a leak; could close soon
CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) Harris Hill Pool, located in Chemung County and owned and operated by the Chemung County Government, has a leak that can’t currently be found and may have to close for repairs. According to an email from County Executive Chris Moss sent to county legislators and obtained by 18 News, the pool […]
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