Storms, Smoke, Haze Tuesday Afternoon, Evening In The Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Much of the lower Hudson Valley is under alert for severe scattered thunderstorms, some bringing downpours, gusty winds and hail.

At 2:44 p.m., Doppler radar indicated a strong thunderstorm capable of producing winds to around 30 knots and small hail, moving southeast in the western Long Island Sound, the National Weather Service said.

Meanwhile, smoke from the wildfires raging in Quebec has drifted through the Hudson Valley, creating widespread haze and areas of smoke that can be smelled and seen.

The National Weather Service said Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties should expect to see areas of smoke in the evening and patchy smoke after midnight. It will be hazy in the evening in Dutchess and Ulster counties.

Dutchess and Ulster are under a hazardous weather outlook, because some of the thunderstorms moving north to south in the afternoon and evening could contain large hail and damaging winds, the NWS said.

Another air 1uality health advisory has been issued for Wednesday for Westchester and Rockland counties as well as Long Island, New York City, central and western New York and eastern Lake Ontario.

The advisory will be in effect from 12 a.m. through 11:59 p.m.