Hazardous Outlook Issued For Hudson Valley

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — Showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop Tuesday afternoon into early evening across Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Ulster and Westchester counties.

The National Weather Service has issued hazardous weather outlooks for all six counties.

In the lower Hudson Valley, the storms will produce heavy downpours, strong wind gusts and small hail. The threat for an isolated severe thunderstorm with damaging wind gusts and one inch hail is low.

Across the valley, In addition, there is potential for localized flooding of poor drainage, urban and low lying areas.

On Wednesday, across the valley, numerous showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop from the afternoon into early evening. A few storms may become severe, able to produce damaging winds gusts and hail at least one inch in diameter. In addition, there is potential for localized urban and poor drainage flooding.

There's an upper-level low pressure system stalled out over the eastern United States, said Alex Marra and Bill Potter of Hudson Valley Weather. "That means a repeated threat of scattered showers and thunderstorms."