Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 6 at 6:50PM EDT until August 6 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 6, 2026 - 3:50pm
Expires:
August 6, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
At 649 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Voorheesville,
or 8 miles west of Delmar, moving east at 25 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; Rensselaer, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov