Tornado Watch Issued For Albany, Schenectady As Beryl's Remnants Threaten Severe Storms

The National Weather Service in Albany issued a Tornado Watch for several Capital Region counties that’s in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 10.

Eleven upstate counties are included in the watch, including Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady counties.

Beryl, which made landfall along the Texas coast as a Category 1 hurricane on Monday, July 8, will move into upstate New York and northern New England on Wednesday, July 10, starting late in the afternoon and continuing overnight.

The instability brings the threat of severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, and possible isolated tornadoes, forecasters said.

The most severe storms on Wednesday are expected in areas marked in orange and yellow in the image above, mainly farther north and west of the I-95 corridor.

It will be hazy, hot, and humid on Wednesday with high temperatures generally in the upper 80s and heat index values as high as the upper 90s.

As the storms approach, it will become breezy, with wind out of the south at speeds of up to 15 miles per hour and gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday, July 11, will be partly cloudy in Albany, with temperatures in the mid 80s. Friday, July 12, will see mostly cloudy conditions with highs in the mid 80s.

For the weekend, plan on partly cloudy skies with highs in the upper 80s Saturday, July 13, before mostly sunny conditions and highs near 91 on Sunday, July 14.

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