Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Albany, NY

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
1136 AM EDT FRI MAY 29 1998

...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT WESTERN NEW
ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...

A WARM AND MOIST AIRMASS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY
UNSTABLE THIS AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES
THIS AFTERNOON WILL TRIGGER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS IT SWEEPS
ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. THUNDERSTORMS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED ACROSS
WESTERN NEW YORK. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE ADIRONDACKS AND
WESTERN MOHAWK VALLEY BETWEEN ABOUT 100 AND 300 PM AND MOVE QUICKLY
EASTWARD REACHING THE HUDSON VALLEY AND EXTREME WESTERN NEW ENGLAND
BETWEEN 300 AND 600 PM.

IT APPEARS THAT THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE
FROM DAMAGING WINDS AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THOSE PLANNING OUTDOOR
ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOULD KEEP AN EYE TO THE
SKY. AT SIGNS OF AN IMPENDING STORM...TOWERING THUNDERHEADS...
DARKENING SKIES... LIGHTNING AND INCREASING WINDS...MOVE TO A PLACE
OF SAFETY. TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCALf RADIO OR TV
STATION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION.

BLAES /NWSFO ALY