Dutchess and Ulster County under severe thunderstorm warning. Via NY-Alert, 5:36pm:

The National Weather Service In Albany Has Issued A * Severe Thunderstorm Warning For... Ulster County In East Central New York... Western Dutchess County In East Central New York... * Until 630 PM EDT

* At 532 PM EDT...National Weather Service Doppler Radar Indicated A Line Of Severe Thunderstorms Capable Of Producing Quarter Size Hail...And Destructive Winds In Excess Of 70 Mph. These Storms Were Located Along A Line Extending From 44 Miles West Of Woodland Valley Campground To 35 Miles West Of Napanoch To 38 Miles West Of Ellenville...Or Along A Line Extending From 13 Miles North Of Equinunk To Callicoon To Lackawaxen...And Moving East At 55 Mph.

This just in from the National Weather Service: A tornado warning has been issued for Delaware and Broome counties.

The National Weather Service In Binghamton Has Issued A * Tornado Warning For... Southeastern Broome County In Central New York... Southwestern Delaware County In Central New York... Northeastern Susquehanna County In Northeast Pennsylvania... Northern Wayne County In Northeast Pennsylvania... * Until 600 PM EDT. *

At 458 PM EDT...National Weather Service Doppler Radar Indicated A Severe Thunderstorm Capable Of Producing A Tornado Near Great Bend...Moving East At 45 Mph. *

The Storm Capable Of Producing The Tornado Will Be Near... Sherman And Deposit By 515 PM EDT... 6 Miles North Of Hiawatha By 520 PM EDT... Hancock By 525 PM EDT... East Branch...Harvard And Fishs Eddy By 535 PM EDT... Corbett And Downsville By 545 PM EDT...

Much of New York State is under special weather warnings for this afternoon and evening, with forecasters predicting severe thunderstorms, high wind, large hail, and possibly even tornadoes.

The National Weather Service warns of the threat of severe thunderstorms across all of Eastern New York and Western New England:

Severe Thunderstorm Outbreak Possible Today

There Is A Threat For Significant Severe Thunderstorms This Afternoon And Evening. The Main Hazards Will Be Damaging Wind Gusts...Large Hail And Even Isolated Tornadoes. The Area With The Greatest Threat Appears To Be Just South Of The Capital Region...Although The Entire Region Of East Central New York And Western New England Has The Potential For Violent Severe Thunderstorms.

Announced by the state Department of Environmental Conservation today: 60 tickets issued to 21 people, in a crackdown on the increasing problem of illegal, unsafe, and unbelievably gross use of Kaaterskill Clove by swimmers and picnickers.

Recently, the overuse of Kaaterskill Clove, on Route 23A between Palenville and Haines Falls, has become a huge problem. Last week, the Windham Journal reported that local and state officials held a brainstorming session to figure out what to do about the problems at the Clove -- which range from human feces to a sprawl of cars parked in driving lanes to fights and slashed car tires.

The recent tickets, issued between July 7 and 9, span a wide range of offenses: littering, illegal parking, underage drinking, marijuana possession. From today's DEC press release: