At 428 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Johnstown, moving northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE. Radar indicated. IMPACT. Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include. Amsterdam, Gloversville, Johnstown, Cobleskill, Canajoharie, Fonda, Jefferson, Fort Plain, Ephratah, Broadalbin, Hagaman, Summit, Northville, Schoharie, Richmondville, Mayfield, Sharon Springs, Fort Johnson, Galway, and Ames. This includes the following highways. Interstate 88 between exits 20 and 23. Interstate 90 between exits 27 and 29.

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.