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Special Weather Statement
Issued: 11:15 PM Jul. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA... SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL RENSSELAER COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM EDT... At 715 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Country Knolls, or near Clifton Park, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Mechanicville, Cambridge, Round Lake, Country Knolls, Burnt Hills, East Glenville, Malta, Lee, Easton, Stillwater, Schaghticoke, Valley Falls, Schaghticoke Hill, Glenridge, Johnsonville, Willow Glen, Coons, Wayville, Garrison Manor, and Elnora. This includes Interstate 87 between exits 10 and 12. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM EDT for east central New York. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN; MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 10:36 PM Jul. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 432 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK ALBANY RENSSELAER SCHENECTADY IN EASTERN NEW YORK MONTGOMERY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, AMSTERDAM, ROTTERDAM, SCHENECTADY, AND TROY.
Extreme Heat Warning
Issued: 5:36 PM Jul. 1, 2026 – National Weather Service
...EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 105 to 110 expected. * WHERE...Litchfield county in Connecticut, southern Berkshire county in Massachusetts, Bennington and eastern Windham counties in Vermont, and in eastern New York the following counties: southern Herkimer, southern Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie, Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, southeast Warren, Washington, Rensselaer, Columbia, eastern Greene, Dutchess, and Ulster. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will be little to no relief at night, with low temperatures in the 70s along with humid conditions persisting across much of the area tonight and Thursday night. 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. Stay cool, stay hydrated, stay informed. If you do not have air conditioning in your home or lack shelter, you can call 211 for assistance locating appropriate shelter from the heat. &&
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