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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
802 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

NYZ032-033-171230-
Northern Herkimer NY-Hamilton NY-
802 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN HAMILTON AND
NORTHERN HERKIMER COUNTIES THROUGH 830 AM EDT...

At 802 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from near Fowler to 16 miles northeast of Lowville
to 8 miles northwest of McKeever. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Little Rapids, Beaver River, Minnehaha, Carter Station, Quaker Beach,
Brown Tract Pond Campground, First Lake, Inlet, Limekiln Lake
Campground, Big Moose, Partlow, Robinwood, Sagamore, Nicks Lake
Campground, Wolf Lake Landing, Old Forge, Brandreth, Woods Lake,
Hasbroucks, and Nehasane.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.

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LAT...LON 4405 7506 4408 7468 4369 7458 4354 7510
      4410 7517
TIME...MOT...LOC 1202Z 241DEG 38KT 4422 7546 4395 7525 4369 7522

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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