Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
413 WWUS81 KALY 061128 SPSALY Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 728 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 NYZ039>041-049-050-082-061200- Southern Fulton NY-Eastern Schenectady NY-Northern Fulton NY- Montgomery NY-Southern Saratoga NY-Northern Saratoga NY- 728 AM EDT Sat Jul 6 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN FULTON...CENTRAL SARATOGA AND EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTIES THROUGH 800 AM EDT... At 728 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Galway, or 9 miles northeast of Amsterdam, moving northeast at 35 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... Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, Ballston Spa, Corinth, Broadalbin, Hagaman, Fort Johnson, Galway, North Ballston Spa, Rock City Falls, Kings, Mount Pleasant, Greenfield, Perth, Parkis Mills, Shaw Corners, Barkersville, West Milton, Glenwild, and Greenfield Center. People attending Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) should seek safe shelter immediately! This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 near exit 27. Interstate 87 between exits 13S and 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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. && LAT...LON 4289 7426 4309 7421 4326 7384 4325 7384 4325 7380 4301 7373 TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 242DEG 29KT 4305 7406 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ JPV