Severe Thunderstorm Warning For Parts Of Mid-Hudson Valley

MID-HUDSON VALLEY, NY — The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Ulster County in east central New York...
Western Dutchess County in east central New York...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 421 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Staatsburg, or near Rhinebeck, moving south at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
Poughkeepsie, Kingston, Beacon, Rhinebeck, Hyde Park, Pleasant Valley, Hurley, Wappingers Falls, Highland, Fishkill, Port Ewen, Fairview, Hopewell Junction, Marlboro, Red Oaks Mill, Myers Corner, Staatsburg, East Fishkill, Beekman and Lloyd.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Large hail and damaging winds and 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.