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Tornado Warning

July 24, 2015

The National Weather Service has issue a tornado warning for  East Central Saratoga County.

The following is the alert from the National Weather Service:

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL SARATOGA AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 308 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GREENWICH...OR 8 MILES EAST OF SARATOGA SPRINGS... MOVING SOUTH AT 25 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL SARATOGA AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON COUNTIES... INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...SCHUYLERVILLE...THE SARATOGA BATTLLEFIELD...DEANS CORNERS...THOMSON...CLARKS MILLS...STARKS KNOB...BURGOYNE...QUAKER SPRINGS...BALD MOUNTAIN AND HICKEYS CORNERS.

Posted On: 7/24/15

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