* WHAT. Heat index values up to 100 degrees expected. * WHERE. Eastern Albany, Eastern Greene, Eastern Schenectady, Southern Saratoga, Western Columbia, and Western Rensselaer Counties. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

* WHAT. Heat index values up to 98 degrees expected. * WHERE. Montgomery County. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

At 539 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Galway to near Glenville to near Tribes Hill. Movement was east at 50 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, Glenville, Ballston Spa, Hagaman, Round Lake, Fort Johnson, Galway, Burnt Hills, Rock City Falls, Tribes Hill, Country Knolls, North Ballston Spa, East Glenville, Malta, Charlton, Perth, Glen, Victory, and Parkis Mills. People attending Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) should seek safe shelter immediately! This includes the following highways. Interstate 90 near exit 27. Interstate 87 between exits 10 and 14.

* WHAT. Heat index values of 95 to 100 degrees expected. * WHERE. Portions of northwestern Connecticut and east central and eastern New York. * WHEN. Until 8 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS. Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 448 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS BERKSHIRE IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK ALBANY RENSSELAER SARATOGA SCHENECTADY WARREN WASHINGTON IN EASTERN NEW YORK FULTON HAMILTON HERKIMER MONTGOMERY IN VERMONT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN VERMONT BENNINGTON WINDHAM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, AMSTERDAM, BELLOWS FALLS, BENNINGTON, BRATTLEBORO, CAMBRIDGE, CAROGA LAKE, DALTON, DOLGEVILLE, FLORIDA, FORT EDWARD, FRANKFORT, GLENS FALLS, GLOVERSVILLE, GRANVILLE, GREENWICH, GUILFORD CENTER, HANCOCK, HERKIMER, HOFFMEISTER, HUDSON FALLS, HULETTS LANDING, ILION, JOHNSTOWN, LITTLE FALLS, LONG LAKE, MOHAWK, NORTH ADAMS, PITTSFIELD, POWNAL, ROTTERDAM, SABATTIS, SARATOGA LAKE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, SCHENECTADY, STAMFORD, TROY, WELLS, WEST BRATTLEBORO, WEST GLENS FALLS, WHITEHALL, AND WOODFORD STATE PARK.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 449 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT LITCHFIELD IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK COLUMBIA DUTCHESS GREENE SCHOHARIE ULSTER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARLINGTON, ATHENS, BEACON, BREAKABEEN, CAIRO, CATSKILL, COBLESKILL, COXSACKIE, GILBOA, JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, KINGSTON, LIVINGSTONVILLE, MIDDLEBURGH, NEW LEBANON, NEW PALTZ, NORTH BLENHEIM, POUGHKEEPSIE, AND TORRINGTON.

TORNADO WATCH 448 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS BERKSHIRE IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK ALBANY RENSSELAER SARATOGA SCHENECTADY WARREN WASHINGTON IN EASTERN NEW YORK FULTON HAMILTON HERKIMER MONTGOMERY IN VERMONT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN VERMONT BENNINGTON WINDHAM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, AMSTERDAM, BELLOWS FALLS, BENNINGTON, BRATTLEBORO, CAMBRIDGE, CAROGA LAKE, DALTON, DOLGEVILLE, FLORIDA, FORT EDWARD, FRANKFORT, GLENS FALLS, GLOVERSVILLE, GRANVILLE, GREENWICH, GUILFORD CENTER, HANCOCK, HERKIMER, HOFFMEISTER, HUDSON FALLS, HULETTS LANDING, ILION, JOHNSTOWN, LITTLE FALLS, LONG LAKE, MOHAWK, NORTH ADAMS, PITTSFIELD, POWNAL, ROTTERDAM, SABATTIS, SARATOGA LAKE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, SCHENECTADY, STAMFORD, TROY, WELLS, WEST BRATTLEBORO, WEST GLENS FALLS, WHITEHALL, AND WOODFORD STATE PARK.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 448 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHERN NEW YORK CLINTON ESSEX FRANKLIN ST. LAWRENCE IN VERMONT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL VERMONT ADDISON ORANGE WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST VERMONT CALEDONIA ESSEX ORLEANS IN NORTHWEST VERMONT CHITTENDEN FRANKLIN GRAND ISLE LAMOILLE IN SOUTHERN VERMONT RUTLAND WINDSOR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBURGH, BEEKMANTOWN, BLOOMINGDALE, BRADFORD, BURLINGTON, CANTON, CHASM FALLS, CONSTABLE, CROWN POINT CENTER, DUANE CENTER, GOUVERNEUR, ISLAND POND, JOHNSON, LOON LAKE, MALONE, MASSENA, MIDDLEBURY, MINERVA, MONTPELIER, NEWCOMB, NEWPORT, OGDENSBURG, PARADOX, PARISHVILLE, PAUL SMITHS, PLATTSBURGH, POTSDAM, RANDOLPH, RAY BROOK, RUTLAND, SCHROON LAKE, SOUTH COLTON, SOUTH HERO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. ALBANS, ST. JOHNSBURY, STOWE, TICONDEROGA, VERGENNES, AND WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.