The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7.
Potentially dangerous straight-line wind gusts are the primary threat, with potentially damaging hail also possible, according to the National Weather Service.
Localized heavy rainfall and lightning are also possible.
In New York, the following counties are covered by the watch:
- Dutchess
- Rockland
- Orange
- Ulster
- Sullivan
- Columbia
- Greene
- Albany
- Rensselaer
- Schenectady
- Saratoga
- Schoharie
- Broome
- Cayuga
- Chemung
- Chenango
- Delaware
- Fulton
- Hamilton
- Herkimer
- Maidson
- Montgomery
- Oneida
- Onondaga
- Otsego
- Tioga
- Tompkins
- Warren
- Washington
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