New York Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/28/2026 12:40

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 3:40PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 12:40pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description: 
At 340 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near North-South Lake Campground, or near Catskill, moving northeast 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... Hudson, Catskill, New Baltimore, Ravena, Coxsackie, Valatie, Athens, Kinderhook, Lorenz Park, North-South Lake Campground, Coeymans, Cairo, Stockport, Stuyvesant, Germantown, Coeymans Hollow, Burden Dock, Burden, Round Top, and Rossman. This includes Interstate 87 between exits 21 and 21B.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Eastern Albany; Western Rensselaer; Western Greene; Eastern Greene; Western Columbia; Eastern Ulster
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov