Damaging winds with gusts that could cause power outings are the main threat, the National Weather Service said in issuing the alert. Flash flooding, frequent lightning and large hail are possible.
It lasts until 11 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, for these areas:
- Long Island,
- Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties in the Hudson Valley,
- All of New York City,
- Fairfield, Hartford, Litchfield, New Haven, New London, Middlesex, Tolland, and New London counties in Connecticut.
- Albany, Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Greene, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, and Tompkins in upstate New York
- Berkshire, Bristol, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk, and Worcester counties in Massachusetts
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