[Weather.berkshire] NWS Albany - High Heat Index & Heavy Downpours Possible Today - Saturday, July 6, 2019 450 AM

[ALB Stormreport - NOAA Service Account]

**** The information in this email pertains to the following areas only:****

*- In Connecticut: Litchfield County*

*- In Massachusetts: Berkshire County*
*- In Vermont: Bennington & Windham Counties*
*- In New York: Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer,
Montgomery,  Greene, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Ulster,
Warren and Washington Counties*

Dear Emergency Managers and other partners,

The combination of hot temperatures and high humidity levels will allow for
heat index values to reach into the low to middle 90s today during the
afternoon hours.  See the attached graphic for details on how high the heat
index is expected to reach across the area.  Anyone outdoors for an
extended period of time is vulnerable to heat illness.  Heat safety info
from the NWS website can be found here: https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat

As a frontal boundary approaches, showers and thunderstorms will become
widespread this afternoon into this evening.  Any shower or thunderstorm
will be capable of producing very heavy downpours, which may result in
urban and poor drainage flooding.  If multiple storms pass over the same
area, flash flooding is possible as well.  The excessive rainfall outlook
is attached to this email.

Although widespread severe thunderstorms are not expected, a few
thunderstorms could contain gusty winds.  There is a marginal risk for
severe thunderstorms for the entire area for this afternoon into this
evening.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via:

1. Email:  alb.stormreport at noaa.gov
2. NWSChat at https://nwschat.weather.gov/live/
3. Social Media:  Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/NWSAlbany> and Twitter
<https://twitter.com/NWSAlbany>
4. Telephone:  (518) 435-9575 <518-435-9575>

Sincerely,
NWS Albany
www.weather.gov/albany
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