Expires:202505172230;Remove:202505172230;696289 WWUS81 KALY 172147 SPSALY Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Albany NY 547 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025 MAZ001-NYZ041-049-050-052>054-084-VTZ013-172230- Northern Berkshire MA-Eastern Albany NY-Western Rensselaer NY- Eastern Schenectady NY-Eastern Rensselaer NY-Southern Washington NY- Southern Saratoga NY-Northern Saratoga NY-Bennington VT- 547 PM EDT Sat May 17 2025 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL BERKSHIRE...EAST CENTRAL SCHENECTADY...NORTHEASTERN ALBANY...SOUTHEASTERN SARATOGA... SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...RENSSELAER AND SOUTHWESTERN BENNINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 630 PM EDT... At 547 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Greenwich to Latham. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Deans Corners, Shakers, Bleecker Stadium, Chiselville, Grangerville, North Hancock, Cheshire Harbor, Northumberland, Cambridge, South Shaftsbury, Wayville, Middle Falls, Loudonville, Halls Corner, Best, East Kansas, Arlington, Albany, Clifton Park Center, and Cohoes. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 between exits 9 and 24. Interstate 87 between exits 23 and 7, and between exits 8A and 16. Interstate 787 between exits 1 and 9. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for east central New York...and southern Vermont. && LAT...LON 4310 7308 4255 7313 4264 7391 4319 7379 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 265DEG 29KT 4314 7353 4275 7378 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ MEM