The Latest Storm Tracker Forecast from Meteorologist Kevin Appleby:

An approaching cold front will fire off showers and a few thunderstorms from northwest to southeast into the middle of the afternoon. Some sun will destabilize the environment in place, making it a bit more favorable for intensification of storms for areas to the southeast of Albany. Behind the storms, another shot of fall-like weather moves in for the second half of the weekend, and it looks to have staying power.

Contrary to much of the past six weeks, there is actually a decent severe risk this afternoon ahead of the cold front. I think around noontime, downpours and t-storms will be getting their act together in the Marginal (green) risk region, including the Tri-Cities. The cold front will continue to move southeast

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