Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
056 WWUS81 KALY 151923 SPSALY Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 323 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 NYZ041-151945- Northern Saratoga NY- 323 PM EDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT EAST CENTRAL SARATOGA COUNTY THROUGH 345 PM EDT... At 319 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Corinth, or 7 miles north of Saratoga Springs, moving south at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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... Saratoga Springs, Gates, Wilton, Deans Corners, Gurn Spring, Bacon Hill, Jewell Corner, Hickeys Corners, Grangerville, Kings Station, Greenfield Center, Gansevoort, Yaddo, Eddy Corners, Saratoga Race Course, Randall Corner, Ballard Corners, Burgoyne, Saratoga Performing Arts Center, and Dimmick Corners. People attending Saratoga Race Course (Horses), and Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) should seek safe shelter immediately! This includes Interstate 87 between exits 14 and 16, and near exit 17N. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4305 7386 4323 7384 4323 7378 4322 7377 4323 7376 4324 7361 4304 7360 TIME...MOT...LOC 1919Z 356DEG 18KT 4317 7373 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Wasula