New York Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 09:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 12:53PM EDT until June 18 at 2:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 9:53am
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
SVRALY The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Schenectady County in east central New York... Northwestern Albany County in east central New York... Southern Fulton County in eastern New York... West central Saratoga County in east central New York... Northern Schoharie County in east central New York... Southern Herkimer County in eastern New York... Montgomery County in eastern New York... * Until 200 PM EDT. * At 1253 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Richfield Springs, or 7 miles north of Cooperstown, moving east at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Schenectady, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Gloversville, Johnstown, Scotia, Cobleskill, Canajoharie, Fonda, Glenville, Niskayuna, Duanesburg, Fort Plain, St. Johnsville, Altamont, Ephratah, Broadalbin, Hagaman, Schoharie, and Richmondville.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 PM EDT for eastern and east central New York.
Area Description: 
Albany, NY; Fulton, NY; Herkimer, NY; Montgomery, NY; Saratoga, NY; Schenectady, NY; Schoharie, NY
Forcast Office: 
NWS Albany NY
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov