Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Albany, NY; Rensselaer, NY

Official alert brief

SVRALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Albany County in east central New York... Southwestern Rensselaer County in east central New York... * Until 1030 PM EDT. * At 952 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albany, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Albany, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Colonie, Nassau, Delmar, Guilderland, Menands, Loudonville, West Sand Lake, Averill Park, Feura Bush, Wynantskill, Wyantskill, North Greenbush, Sand Lake, East Nassau, Bleecker Stadium, Brookview, and West Stephentown.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.