Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 5:37PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
August 17, 2026 - 2:37pm
Expires:
August 17, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 536 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bolton Landing, or near Lake George Village, moving south at 15 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...
Glens Falls, Hudson Falls, Warrensburg, Lake George Village, Fort
Edward, Hartford, Comstock, Bolton Landing, West Glens Falls, Glens
Falls North, Huletts Landing, Queensbury, Kingsbury, Mount Hope,
South Glens Falls, Bolton, Lake George, Fort Ann, Thurman Station,
and Cleverdale.
This includes Interstate 87 between exits 17S and 24.
Instruction:
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.
If on or near Lake George, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description:
Northern Saratoga; Northern Warren; Northern Washington; Southeast Warren; Southern Washington
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov