Weather Alerts For Schaghticoke, NY
Nearby Special Weather Statement
-A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN SCHENECTADY, SOUTHEASTERN FULTON, SARATOGA, SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON, EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND NORTH CENTRAL RENSSELAER COUNTIES THROUGH 1000 PM EDT # SUMMARY -------------------- At 925 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northwest of Rock City Falls to Galway to Amsterdam. Movement was east at 45 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- 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 - Saratoga Springs, Amsterdam, Mechanicville, Fonda, Glenville, Ballston Spa, Cambridge, Greenwich, Hagaman, Round Lake, Fort Johnson, Galway, Burnt Hills, Rock City Falls, Tribes Hill, Country Knolls, North Ballston Spa, East Glenville, Kings, and Mount Pleasant. - People attending Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) should seek safe shelter immediately! THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS Interstate 90 between exits 27 and 28. Interstate 87 between exits 10 and 16. ISSUED AT Friday, July 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM EDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Albany NY HEADER Special Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Northern Fulton NY, Southern Saratoga NY, Eastern Schenectady NY, Montgomery NY, Northern Saratoga NY, Southern Fulton NY, Southern Washington NY, Western Rensselaer NY
Lightning Alert
-Closest strike: 19.09 miles Storms Approaching Stay alert and frequently check WeatherBug to see if storms are moving toward you. Be mindful that new storms can also form with little notice.