Special Weather Statement for Northern Berkshire; Southern Saratoga; Eastern Albany +4 more
At 1005 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Grafton to Troy to Colonie. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down...
Official alert brief
At 1005 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Grafton to Troy to Colonie. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Albany, Troy, East Greenbush, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie, Nassau, Delmar, Latham, Guilderland, Adams, Menands, Cheshire, Stephentown, Green Island, Grafton, Waterford, Berlin, and Castleton-On-Hudson. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 between exits 10 and 25. Interstate 87 between exits 22 and 7. Interstate 787 between exits 1 and 9.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle.