June 16, 2008 proved to be a very active Thunderstorm Day in Upstate New York. Severe Thunderstorm Watch Box #550 went into effect on June 16 before Noon. Shortly after the first storms fired Southeast of Syracuse as more fired along the Lake Ontario Shore line, inland from Buffalo and east to Rochester.

SPC Norman, Oklahoma Severe Outlook for June 16, 2008...

First local storm formed north of Cicero, NY. Afterwards it produced a 20 minute rainbow, Storm moved east into Lewis County, NY, north of Rome. (see above RADAR, GPS Rings show my location).

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The previous mentioned severe storms that formed in Western New York entered Wayne County, NY, east of Rochester and produced Golf Ball Size Hail in Wayne County near the town of Alton. Crops and building damage occurred and that area was later declared a disaster area. In Cayuga County, the severe cell began to rotate and a hook echo was detected on Doppler RADAR. Also seen in this photo at 2:10 pm...

Shortly after, Binghamton NWS issued a Tornado Warning for Onondaga County, NY (Syracuse Area) until 3:00 pm.

Approaching Severe Storm with Anvil cloud. State Route 31, Cicero, NY Looking West.

State Route 298, South of Bridgeport, NY Looking West

Dime Size Hail, Peak Wind Gust 16 MPH and Torrential Rain.

Hail was Dime Size while pelting the vehicle and partially melted before taking photo...

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The Second Hail Producing Storm South of Syracuse, approaching La Fayette, NY....

Five miles west of La Fayette, county road just South of U.S. 20 looking west..

Fox 68 WSYT TV Tower. Looking Southwest..

Dime Size Hail, Peak Wind Gust 12 MPH and Moderate Rain.

Hail was Dime Size while pelting the vehicle and partially melted before taking photo...

Departing Severe Thunderstorm clusters entering New England that evening.

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