The Peru Gazette

STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON… SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FROM THE EASTERN ADIRONDACKS EAST INTO VERMONT THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A FEW OF THE STORMS WILL LIKELY TREND STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE. THE GREATEST THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE FROM 200 PM TO 700 PM WITH LARGE HAIL AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY IN THE STRONGEST STORM CORES. DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS ALSO EXPECTED. THOSE WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST WEATHER CONDITIONS AND PREPARE TO QUICKLY TAKE SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH.