Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 6 at 5:42PM EDT until June 6 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 6, 2026 - 2:42pm
Expires:
June 6, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 541 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Staatsburg, or
near Rhinebeck, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Kingston, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Hurley, Amenia, Pine Plains, Red
Hook, Millbrook, Stanfordville, Staatsburg, Tillson, Port Ewen, Lake
Katrine, Esopus, Bethel, Milan, Smithfield, Rolling Meadows, Pachin
Mills, and Ancramdale.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Columbia, NY; Dutchess, NY; Ulster, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY