| Probability of wind damage. Credit Nat'l Weather Service |
The following is the alert from the Weather Service.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT ACROSS ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY BRING A LINE OF HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION OVERNIGHT...MAINLY FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT IN OUR EXTREME WESTERN AREAS...EXITING WESTERN NEW ENGLAND AROUND 600 AM. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM DAMAGING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH ALONG WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. WHILE NO RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED...RAIN COULD FALL HEAVILY FOR A TIME OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE AREAS OF PONDING WHERE FALLEN LEAVES HAVE CLOGGED DRAINS. And remember-- keep it tuned to the Schoharie News weather page for up-to-the minute forecasts, dam levels, and radar.
