Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 4:51PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 1:51pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 450 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
New Baltimore, or 8 miles southwest of Nassau, moving north at 20
mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Albany, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Nassau, Menands, New Baltimore,
Ravena, Valatie, Castleton-On-Hudson, Kinderhook, Loudonville, West
Sand Lake, Averill Park, Selkirk, Wynantskill, North Greenbush, Sand
Lake, Coeymans, Stuyvesant, and East Nassau.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between exits 10 and 5A.
Interstate 87 between exits 21B and 23.
Interstate 787 between exits 1 and 6.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Eastern Albany; Western Rensselaer; Eastern Rensselaer; Eastern Greene; Western Columbia
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov