Special Weather Statement for Eastern Schenectady; Southern Saratoga; Eastern Albany +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Eastern Albany, Eastern Rensselaer, Eastern Schenectady, Southern Saratoga, Western Rensselaer
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 715 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Loudonville, or over Colonie, moving east 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, Schenectady,...
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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 715 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Loudonville, or over Colonie, moving east 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, Schenectady, Troy, Rotterdam, East Greenbush, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie, Delmar, Latham, Guilderland, Menands, Voorheesville, Green Island, Grafton, Waterford, Berlin, Loudonville, and West Sand Lake. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 between exits 9 and 25. Interstate 890 between exits 5 and 9. Interstate 87 between exits 23 and 7. Interstate 787 between exits 1 and 9.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 6 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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