Hope all you weekenders left your windows closed

Because we're in for some serious rain. The National Weather Service warns of thunderstorms throughout the Catskills region this afternoon and into the evening:

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 619 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS NY . NEW YORK COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ALBANY CLINTON COLUMBIA DELAWARE DUTCHESS ESSEX FRANKLIN FULTON GREENE MONTGOMERY ORANGE OTSEGO PUTNAM RENSSELAER SARATOGA SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE SULLIVAN ULSTER WARREN WASHINGTON