From National Weather Service:
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Alert:
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Columbia County in east central New York...
Albany County in east central New York...
Northeastern Greene County in east central New York...
Southern Rensselaer County in east central New York...
* Until 530 PM EDT
* At 424 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Westerlo, or
16 miles southwest of Delmar, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
New Baltimore, Ravena and Feura Bush around 445 PM EDT.
Delmar and Selkirk around 450 PM EDT.
Castleton-On-Hudson around 455 PM EDT.
East Greenbush around 500 PM EDT.
Nassau around 505 PM EDT.
West Sand Lake around 510 PM EDT.
Averill Park around 515 PM EDT.
Stephentown around 520 PM EDT.
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature`s leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov... On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany
Target Area:
AlbanyColumbiaGreeneRensselaer