Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 956 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 CTZ001-013-NYZ049-052-053-059>061-064>066-251200- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-EASTERN SCHENECTADY- EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA- EASTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- 956 AM EST WED FEB 24 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT AND THE HUDSON VALLEY FROM ALBANY SOUTHWARD IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH FROM THE OHIO VALLEY REGION FOR LATE TODAY INTO THURSDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION. PONDING OF WATER IN LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS WILL BE LIKELY DURING THIS TIME. DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS...THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME ADDITIONAL HYDROLOGIC CONCERNS COULD ALSO OCCUR...ESPECIALLY ON THURSDAY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS OF 58 MPH OR MORE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. $$