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Giant Spider Attacks National Weather Service's Binghamton Office [PHOTO]

Eric Meier — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 20:00:31 +0000

OK, we’ll maybe there isn’t a giant arachnid invasion planned, but this photo of a spider crawling on a webcam at the offices of the National Weather Service in Binghamton is our choice for picture of the week.

Strong Storms Threaten Syracuse, Madison County

Eric Meier — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:35:27 +0000

A strong line of thunderstorms has developed in the northern Finger Lakes this afternoon and has now crossed the Onondaga County line and bearing down on Syracuse. The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Onondaga and Madison Counties until 4:15 this afternoon. All of the Lite 98.7 listening area [...]

Feels Like We Dodged Mother Nature's Bullet

Eric Meier — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 15:04:24 +0000

Anyone else think we dodged another bullet with this winter storm? The pictures of the crippled Midwest are amazing and the ice storm raging just south of us is frightening, but for us in the Mohawk Valley, this morning brought some snow, whipping winds and now sleet. But weather not severe enough for the National Weather Service in Binghamton to continue their Winter Storm Warning. We've been downgraded to a Winter Weather Advisory until 1PM for slick roads caused by the sleet.

CNY Under Winter Weather Advisory

Eric Meier — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 23:38:55 +0000

The counties of the Mohawk Valley are under a winter weather advisory until 7PM on Wednesday. The National Weather Service is expecting anywhere from 3-6 inches of snow in parts of Oneida, Herkimer and Madison counties. The Southern Tier and Western New York are under similar advisories. Things get a little dicier into the Catskills [...]