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Update: Thunderstorms with damaging winds in Cattaraugus County Thursday — winds gusting up to 60 mph

At 9:16 a.m. on Thursday, the National Weather Service released an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 9:30 a.m. for Cattaraugus County.

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What happened At 9:16 a.m. on Thursday, the National Weather Service released an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 9:30 a.m. for Cattaraugus County.
The headline split The Post-Standard (Syracuse) frames it as "Update: Thunderstorms with damaging winds in Cattaraugus County Thursday — winds gusting...". WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) frames it as "Thunderstorms could bring damaging winds, heavy rain and frequent lightning".
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CenterUpdate: Thunderstorms with damaging winds in Cattaraugus County Thursday — winds gusting up to 60 mph

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The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Jun 18, 12:37 PM

Update: Thunderstorms with damaging winds in Cattaraugus County Thursday — winds gusting up to 60 mph

At 9:16 a.m. on Thursday, the National Weather Service released an updated severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 9:30 a.m. for Cattaraugus County.

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The Plain Dealer (Cleveland.com)News report · Jun 18, 2:51 PM

Strong winds, gusts up to 50 mph possible in Northeast Ohio on Thursday

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Northeast Ohio will experience windy conditions Thursday as an unusually strong storm system moves away from the Great Lakes.

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WCVB Boston (Hearst)News report · Jun 18, 12:53 PM

Video: Storms may bring damaging winds downpours

Thursday brings a Storm Team 5 Weather Alert with morning showers and afternoon storms across the Boston area and Massachusetts.

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WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland)News report · Jun 18, 12:26 PM

50 mph wind gusts after morning storms

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Strong winds are expected across parts of Northeast Ohio Thursday.

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WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster)News report · Jun 18, 12:14 PM

IMPACT: Thunderstorms could bring damaging winds, heavy rain and frequent lightning

South-central Pennsylvania is expected to see a round of scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday as a cold front approaches the region, with a chance of heavy rain and damaging wind gu...

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Jun 18, 12:14 PM: WGAL8 (Hearst, Lancaster) joined the source map.

Jun 18, 12:26 PM: WJW FOX8 (Nexstar, Cleveland) joined the source map.

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