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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 7:43 PM Aug. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
NY . NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALBANY COLUMBIA DELAWARE DUTCHESS GREENE MONTGOMERY ORANGE OTSEGO PUTNAM RENSSELAER ROCKLAND SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE SULLIVAN ULSTER WESTCHESTER
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 7:31 PM Aug. 8, 2026 – National Weather Service
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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && 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...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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