Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued March 11 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
March 11, 2026 - 6:30pm
Expires:
March 11, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 929 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Hopewell
Junction, or 7 miles southeast of Poughkeepsie, moving northeast at
45 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...
Torrington, Poughkeepsie, New Milford, Southbury, Beacon, New Paltz,
Sherman, Pawling, Wallkill, Hyde Park, Plattekill, Pleasant Valley,
Thomaston, Wappingers Falls, Amenia, Kent, Sharon, Highland,
Fishkill, and Norfolk.
This includes Interstate 87 near exit 18.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Northern Litchfield; Southern Litchfield; Eastern Ulster; Western Dutchess; Eastern Dutchess
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov