Severe Weather Alert: Tornado Watch For Albany, New York

This summer has brought more tornado watches and more confirmed tornadoes to Upstate New York than ever before.

Tropical Storm Debby has dumped a serious amount of rain on the Capital Region and it appears now the pressure systems are causing tornado watches and high wind warnings through out Friday.

This tornado watch in in effect for the Capital Region until 10pm Friday night and is also impacting areas in Vermont, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

What could we expect from a Tornado?

• Happen anytime and anywhere.
• Bring intense winds, over 200 miles per hour.
• Look like funnels.

From the National Weather Service:

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 617 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT LITCHFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS BERKSHIRE IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 15 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK ALBANY COLUMBIA DUTCHESS GREENE RENSSELAER SARATOGA SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE ULSTER WARREN WASHINGTON IN EASTERN NEW YORK FULTON HAMILTON HERKIMER MONTGOMERY IN VERMONT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN VERMONT BENNINGTON WINDHAM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, AMSTERDAM, ARLINGTON, ATHENS, BEACON, BELLOWS FALLS, BENNINGTON, BRATTLEBORO, BREAKABEEN, CAIRO, CAMBRIDGE, CAROGA LAKE, CATSKILL, COBLESKILL, COXSACKIE, DALTON, DOLGEVILLE, FLORIDA, FORT EDWARD, FRANKFORT, GILBOA, GLENS FALLS, GLOVERSVILLE, GRANVILLE, GREENWICH, GUILFORD CENTER, HANCOCK, HERKIMER, HOFFMEISTER, HUDSON FALLS, HULETTS LANDING, ILION, JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, JOHNSTOWN, KINGSTON, LITTLE FALLS, LIVINGSTONVILLE, LONG LAKE, MIDDLEBURGH, MOHAWK, NEW LEBANON, NEW PALTZ, NORTH ADAMS, NORTH BLENHEIM, PITTSFIELD, POUGHKEEPSIE, POWNAL, ROTTERDAM, SABATTIS, SARATOGA LAKE, SARATOGA SPRINGS, SCHENECTADY, STAMFORD, TORRINGTON, TROY, WELLS, WEST BRATTLEBORO, WEST GLENS FALLS, WHITEHALL, AND WOODFORD STATE PARK.