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WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Stormy weather returned to Northern New York in the middle of Tuesday afternoon. Central Jefferson County was under a Tornado Warning for a portion of the afternoon with torrential rains, strong winds, thunder and lightning. The area is under a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 3:30 p.m. for Jefferson and Lewis counties […]

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Another day and another Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties. UPDATE: the watch has been updated to a Severe Thunderstorm warning for Jefferson and Lewis counties that will last until 2:15 p.m. A tornado warning is in effect for Jefferson County until 2:30 p.m. That warning expired. […]

A severe thunderstorm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 2:07 p.m. in effect until 6 p.m. for Cayuga, Jefferson, Lewis, Ontario, Oswego and Wayne counties. Shielding yourself from approaching lightning: Expert safety guidelines. Each year, lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million times, with...

On Tuesday at 3:27 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning valid until 4:15 p.m. for Jefferson and Lewis counties. Look for quarter-sized hail (1 inch) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 3:26 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11...

Pictures and video from the severe thunderstorms that swept through Jefferson County on Tuesday afternoon show flash flooding and downed trees.

What's the biggest fish you've ever caught? Did it break any records?. One man in Upstate New York can answer that question confidently with a big old, YES!. The Department of Environmental Conservation shared exciting news for one Upstate New York angler. According to a social media post, a man...

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – Tuesday’s severe weather has returned to Northern New York with a fresh batch of watches and warnings. A Flash Flood Warning is in effect for Central Lewis County until 7:30 p.m. tonight. Areas such as  Lowville, Whetstone Gulf State Park, Highmarket, Denmark, New Bremen, Watson, Martinsburg, Lyonsdale, Greig, Port Leyden, Croghan, […]

ALBANY — A new state record for longnose gar was set on June 2. Using a topwater swimbait, Chuck Zimmerman of Hilton, Monroe County, reeled in a 15-pound, 14-ounce longnose gar from Butterfield Lake in Jefferson County, state Department of Environmental Conservation officials said in a news release.

WATEERTOWN, NY — Jefferson County is experiencing IT disruptions due to the global issues surrounding major cybersecurity software, CrowdStrike. CrowdStrike told customers early Friday that the outages were caused by “a defect found in a single content update of its software on Microsoft Windows operating systems.”. Disruptions in...

What's the biggest fish you've ever caught? Did it break any records?. One man in Upstate New York can answer that question confidently with a big old, YES!. The Department of Environmental Conservation shared exciting news for one Upstate New York angler. According to a social media post, a man...

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The National Weather Service has issued an Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Jefferson and Lewis counties that is expected to last until 7 p.m. Monday. This warning has 16 counties in Central and Western New York listed. There could be Isolated damaging wind gusts and brief torrential downpours that will be the […]

Chuck Zimmerman of Hilton, Monroe County, reeled in a 15-pound, 14-ounce longnose gar from Butterfield Lake in Jefferson County on June 21. Measuring more than 53-inches long—state angling records go by weight only—Zimmerman’s prehistoric pointy-faced fish thrashed the previous state record longnose gar, caught in Lake Champlain in 2018, by one pound, four ounces.

WATERTOWN, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Jefferson County SPCA will host its third annual cornhole tournament Saturday, July 20 at their shelter at 25056 Water Street in Watertown. The tournament kicks off at 10 a.m. with the first-place team getting $800. Second place will receive $450 and the third-place team will get $250. Fourth-place will get […]