Tornadoes possible in Albany area, but odds are slim

ALBANY — A chance of tornadoes is possible Tuesday in upstate New York, though meteorologists say the risk in the Capital Region is very slight.

“It’s not zero; it’s like 2%,” explained Steve DiRienzo, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Albany.

A map from the National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center shows a small chance for tornadoes from the Great Lakes region into western New York, the Southern Tier, central New York and part of the Capital Region and Catskills…

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