Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 8 at 3:31PM EDT until August 8 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 8, 2026 - 12:31pm
Expires:
August 8, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
SVRALY
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Columbia County in east central New York...
Southeastern Albany County in east central New York...
Northeastern Greene County in east central New York...
Southern Rensselaer County in east central New York...
* Until 430 PM EDT.
* At 330 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Ravena, or 13
miles south of Delmar, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Albany, East Greenbush, Rensselaer, Chatham, Nassau, Delmar, New
Baltimore, Ravena, Stephentown, Coxsackie, New Lebanon, Valatie,
Austerlitz, Castleton-On-Hudson, Kinderhook, West Sand Lake,
Averill Park, Selkirk, Feura Bush, and Sand Lake.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is
one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder,
you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Albany, NY; Columbia, NY; Greene, NY; Rensselaer, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov