Hudson Valley Expecting Severe Thunderstorms Friday Afternoon, Evening

If you’ve been outside in the Hudson Valley Friday morning, you can feel the humidity.

All that warm, moist air is, what Accuweather.com calls, “fuel” for thunderstorms to become violent during the afternoon.

The region is under a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Friday.

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Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather said rising humidity levels ahead of an approaching front will result in the formation of scattered strong to severe thunderstorm, with the highest risk appearing to be between 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

There could be damaging wind gusts, hail and an isolated tornado, though the chances of that fall into the 2 percent to 5 percent area.

It could be a rough late afternoon across our area,” Potter said. “If you have plans, make sure you keep an eye on the weather.”

Map: AccuWeather.com