New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/06/2026 15:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 6:20PM EDT until August 6 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 6, 2026 - 3:20pm
Expires: 
August 6, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
SVRALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Schenectady County in east central New York... Central Albany County in east central New York... South central Saratoga County in east central New York... Northeastern Schoharie County in east central New York... Southeastern Montgomery County in eastern New York... Northwestern Rensselaer County in east central New York... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 620 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Schoharie, or 13 miles east of Cobleskill, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Albany, Schenectady, Troy, Clifton Park, Rotterdam, East Greenbush, Cohoes, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Colonie, Scotia, Delmar, Latham, Guilderland, Niskayuna, Duanesburg, Menands, Berne, Voorheesville, and Green Island.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Albany, NY; Montgomery, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY; Schoharie, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov