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Extreme Heat Warning issued July 2 at 1:40PM EDT until July 3 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY * WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values of 105 to 110 expected. * WHERE...Litchfield county in Connecticut, southern Berkshire county in Massachusetts, Bennington and eastern Windham counties in Vermont, and in eastern New York the following counties: southern Herkimer, southern Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie, Albany, Schenectady, Saratoga, southeast Warren, Washington, Rensselaer, Columbia, eastern Greene, Dutchess, and Ulster. * WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during extreme heat and high humidity events. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...There will be little to no relief at night, with low temperatures in the 70s along with humid conditions persisting across much of the area tonight. Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. If you do not have air conditioning in your home or lack shelter, you can call 211 for assistance locating appropriate shelter from the heat.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 9:19PM EDT until July 2 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY At 918 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Voorheesville to near Selkirk to 6 miles west of Athens, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Albany, Pittsfield, East Greenbush, North Adams, Rensselaer, Great Barrington, Hudson, Catskill, Chatham, Nassau, Delmar, Williamstown, Claverack, Lee, Lenox, Menands, New Baltimore, Ravena, Cheshire, and Stephentown. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.