NY WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
WFO ALBANY Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Thursday, September 22, 2022
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
202 AM EDT Thu Sep 22 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern
Berkshire, eastern Albany, central Rensselaer, southern Bennington
and southwestern Windham Counties through 230 AM EDT...
At 202 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wyantskill, or over Troy, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Troy, Cohoes, North Adams, Watervliet, Rensselaer, Latham,
Williamstown, Menands, Pownal, Green Island, Grafton, Berlin,
Wilmington, Stamford, Readsboro, Florida, West Sand Lake, Center
Brunswick, Wyantskill and Wynantskill.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 90 between exits 8 and 6A.
Interstate 787 between exits 5 and 9.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.
LAT...LON 4273 7271 4274 7302 4270 7302 4270 7295
4269 7295 4269 7298 4268 7298 4267 7300
4267 7296 4266 7296 4263 7372 4276 7376
4294 7274 4276 7270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0602Z...