New York Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/16/2026 16:28

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 16 at 7:28PM EDT by NWS Burlington VT
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 16, 2026 - 4:28pm
Expires: 
April 16, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
At 727 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over North Elba, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Lake Placid, Saranac Lake, Jay, Elizabethtown, North Elba, Keene, Lewis, Wilmington, Moriah, Westport, St Armand, Willsboro, Chesterfield, Essex, Harrietstown, North Hudson, Newcomb, Upper Jay, Ray Brook, and Mount Van Hoevenberg. This includes Interstate 87 between mile markers 106 and 131.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Southern Franklin; Western Essex; Eastern Essex
Forcast Office: 
NWS Burlington VT