ALBANY, NY – Residents across eastern New York and western New England could face isolated severe thunderstorms Friday, October 16, as an approaching cold front brings gusty winds, afternoon showers and the possibility of damaging wind gusts. Some storms could knock down trees and cause scattered power outages.
According to the National Weather Service in Albany, showers and a few thunderstorms are expected to develop ahead of and along the cold front Friday afternoon into early evening, with the greatest severe weather potential near and south of Interstate 90.
The Storm Prediction Center has placed portions of the region under a Marginal Risk, Level 1 of 5, while areas farther south, including the Hudson Valley near Poughkeepsie, fall within a Slight Risk, Level 2 of 5…