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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:27 PM Aug. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Ulster County in east central New York... Northern Dutchess County in east central New York... Southwestern Columbia County in east central New York... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 427 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Saugerties, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Saugerties, Livingston, Pine Plains, Clermont, Red Hook, Ancram, Lake Katrine, Saugerties South, Bethel, Veteran, Milan, Germantown, Taghkanic, Tivoli, Centerville, Pachin Mills, Ancramdale, Kerleys Corners, Quarryville, and Manorville. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && Please report hail size...damaging winds and reports of trees down to; the National Weather Service by email at Alb.Stormreport@noaa.gov...; On Facebook at www.facebook.com/nwsalbany or twitter @nwsalbany; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 8:19 PM Aug. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN ULSTER... NORTHWESTERN DUTCHESS AND SOUTHWESTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES THROUGH 500 PM EDT... At 419 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lake Katrine, or near Saugerties, moving east at 20 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... Kingston, Saugerties, Rhinebeck, Woodstock, Livingston, Clermont, Red Hook, Lake Katrine, West Hurley, Saugerties South, Veteran, Milan, Germantown, Tivoli, Centerville, Kerleys Corners, Quarryville, Glenford, Katsbaan, and Shultis Corners. This includes Interstate 87 between exits 19 and 20. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
Heat Advisory
Issued: 5:10 PM Aug. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 98. * WHERE...In Connecticut, Southern Litchfield County. In New York, Eastern Ulster and Western Dutchess Counties. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will be only limited relief tonight, with low temperatures in the lower 70s. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. &&
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