THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 333 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK ALBANY DUTCHESS GREENE SARATOGA SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE ULSTER WARREN IN EASTERN NEW YORK FULTON HAMILTON HERKIMER MONTGOMERY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, AMSTERDAM, ARLINGTON, ATHENS, BEACON, BREAKABEEN, CAIRO, CAROGA LAKE, CATSKILL, COBLESKILL, COXSACKIE, DOLGEVILLE, FRANKFORT, GILBOA, GLENS FALLS, GLOVERSVILLE, HERKIMER, HOFFMEISTER, ILION, JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, JOHNSTOWN, KINGSTON, LITTLE FALLS, LIVINGSTONVILLE, LONG LAKE, MIDDLEBURGH, MOHAWK, NEW PALTZ, NORTH BLENHEIM, POUGHKEEPSIE, ROTTERDAM, SABATTIS, SARATOGA LAKE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, SCHENECTADY, WELLS, AND WEST GLENS FALLS.