Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 21 at 3:43PM EDT until July 21 at 4:30PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 21, 2026 - 12:43pm
Expires:
July 21, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
At 343 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fairview, or
near Poughkeepsie, moving northeast at 15 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...
Poughkeepsie, Hyde Park, Pleasant Valley, Highland, Millbrook,
Fairview, Stanfordville, Staatsburg, Lloyd, Esopus, Milan, Salt
Point, Norrie Heights, South Dover, Hoxie Corner, Haviland, Shunpike,
Billings, Washington Hollow, and Eighmyville.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for east central
New York.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
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:
Dutchess, NY; Ulster, NY
Forcast Office:
NWS Albany NY
Sender: