tornado

News 10 has reported that a Tornado Watch has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Albany, New York Area on Monday, October 7, 2013.

After the shock of the recent and frequent Tornado Watches and Warnings in our listening area, we wanted to take a moment to remind you how to prepare and keep yourself safe during a Tornado.

It's no secret that when the power goes out for an extended period of time, food spoils!

I am putting out the word, folks.  If you have any storm shots, please submit them to me.  Send them to Richie@wgna.com and I will post them.  Here's what I have so far, and thanks to Tami Wilson and Terry Welch for sending them in so soon.

Was it technically a tornado in Rotterdam, NY?  Who knows.  That's for the meterologists to decide.  But regardless, it's Your Town Thursday, so I thought they would be the perfect one to pay tribute to this morning.

That was a little bit eye-opening, wasn't it?  High winds, tornado warnings posted all over the place.  How is it in your neck of the woods?  This was the extent of the damage where I was in Niskayuna

There just isn't a lot of positive news to report after a tragedy as awful as the tornado that touched down in Oklahoma yesterday. Thanks to CBS News and a reporter with a keen eye, there may be one heart warming story.

Be careful on the ride home this afternoon and evening. The winds are blowing 40 miles per hour at the 1077 'GNA studios in Schenectady and even higher in the hill towns.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for our area until 10 p.m. tonight.

This has been one of the strangest years for weather in the Albany area and surrounding communities.

When you see any pictures of an area that's been hit with a tornado, you can only think how they look like an area that's been in a war. Jake had a blog, complete with videos about this.

We have some severe weather in the Albany area this evening including a tornado watch. A watch is not as serious as a warning but you can be sure if this turns into a warning (or other severe weather develops), we’ll do our best to pass along information on the air and online. Many of you have smart phones and iPads, so in the event you experience a power failure here are some sites and ways to ke