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Special Weather Statement for Eastern Albany; Western Rensselaer

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At 617 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Delmar, moving southeast at 20 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, East Greenbush, Rensselaer,...

What the bulletin says to do

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east central New York.

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At 617 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Delmar, moving southeast at 20 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, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Colonie, Delmar, Guilderland, Voorheesville, West Sand Lake, New Scotland, East Schodack, Bleecker Stadium, Slingerlands, Brookview, Normansville, West Albany, Karlsfeld, East Greenbush Station, Meyers Corners, Houcks Corners, and New Salem. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 between exits 10 and 24. Interstate 87 between exits 23 and 2. Interstate 787 between exits 1 and 5.

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    Special Weather Statement issued August 8 at 6:17PM EDT by NWS Albany NY

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Albany NY. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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