TROY >> A pair of strong thunderstorms swept through the Collar City Wednesday afternoon and evening, causing some localized flooding along with scattered tree damage, downed wires and power outages.
Conditions prior to the storms prompted the National Weather Service’s Albany office to issue a severe thunderstorm watch for the Capital Region through 10:00 p.m. Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for Rensselaer and surrounding counties for both of the storms.
Cleanup efforts kept local fire departments and utility companies busy throughout the evening.
National Grid’s power outage map indicated several outages in South Troy, the city’s Sycaway area and in Lansingburgh. Based on more detailed information on the map, crews were still in the process of being assigned to resolve outages. Estimated time of restoration for most of the outages was either later tonight or early Thursday morning.