Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 9:03PM EDT until July 2 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 2, 2026 - 6:03pm
Expires:
July 2, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
SVRALY
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Berkshire County in western Massachusetts...
Columbia County in east central New York...
Albany County in east central New York...
Northeastern Greene County in east central New York...
Rensselaer County in east central New York...
Southwestern Bennington County in southern Vermont...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 903 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Altamont to Westerlo to 7 miles north of
North-South Lake Campground, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Albany, Troy, Pittsfield, East Greenbush, North Adams, Watervliet,
Rensselaer, Colonie, Great Barrington, Hudson, Catskill, Chatham,
Nassau, Delmar, Guilderland, Williamstown, Claverack, Lee, Lenox,
and Menands.
Instruction:
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 these storms. 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 these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Berkshire, MA; Albany, NY; Columbia, NY; Greene, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Bennington, VT
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender: