Latest local news, weather and sports for Syracuse and Central New York

Today at 1:15 PM  A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for parts of central New York.

Today at 10:54 AM  Power has been restored to the majority of the area following the severe thunderstorms that ripped through Central New York on Tuesday night.

Today at 8:10 AM  Thousands are without power across Central New York and we are starting to get a sense of the damage left behind by powerful thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon.

Yesterday at 7:29 PM  Several thousand customers are without power across Central New York after severe weather swept through.

Yesterday at 5:54 PM  Plenty of 'aha' moments expected as they see storm development first-hand

Monday, May 20, 2013  People with family and friends in Oklahoma nervously waited for good news while watching the tornado damage.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Neighborhoods are flattened and buildings are on fire after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area.

Friday, May 17, 2013  When most people think about weather in Central New York, the first thing that comes to mind is lake-effect snow. We'll soon get a glimpse into how the storms work from the inside out.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado touched down in southern Chenango County when a strong cold front swept across the region Friday night.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  An upstate New York college located in one of the snowiest places in the nation is getting a $320,000 federal grant to study lake-effect snow storms.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The National Weather Service had issued a flood warning for the Tioughnioga River south of Cortland. On Friday afternoon the water was running high but appeared to be several feet away from a flood stage.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Several schools are closed and scores of others across northern New York are delaying the start of classes as a spring storm dumps sleet and freezing rain across the region.

Friday, March 22, 2013  New York's new state budget provides funding for a stockpile of emergency generators so gasoline stations can keep pumping and avoid the shortages and long lines that plagued many downstate areas in the days after Superstorm Sandy

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Are you tired of the bitter cold and snow, sick of ice and slush, and wish you could just snap your fingers and make it warm again? If only it was that easy.