Intense storm causes damage in Whitehall

At the height of the storm, Main Street and Broadway had water up to the roofs of some cars. First responders had to rescue at least one person.

The village and town offices were both flooded. The high school also experienced flooding.

A main 14-inch water main line coming into the village had a tree fall on it. It crushed eight feet of pipe. Crews were working to fix it, but a boil water advisory is expected to last a couple of days.

DIGITAL EXTRA: Storm briefing with Whitehall Mayor Phil Smith

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#BREAKING: The water system in #Whitehall is shut down for emergency repairs. A boil water advisory is in effect until further notice. pic.twitter.com/Sfj6DH2id5

— WNYT NewsChannel 13 (@WNYT) August 24, 2020

Intense storm caused damage and closed roads in Whitehall this afternoon/evening. ?@WhitehallPolice? and ?@WashCoSheriff? responding to many calls. ?@WNYT? This is Buckley Road not far from Whitehall High School. ? Tom St. Clair pic.twitter.com/DUiGcrnFov

— Mark Mulholland (@MulhollandWNYT) August 24, 2020

? WOW! Jonathon in #Whitehall sent us this video of a storm passing through a short time ago. A severe thunderstorm warning was in effect for the area. Any damage where you are? #Storm13 pic.twitter.com/yrS7iPXIHH

— WNYT NewsChannel 13 (@WNYT) August 24, 2020

Great shot of the severe storm over Whitehall from 35 miles away in Saratoga Springs. 60mph wind gusts and quarter size hail associated with this storm. @WNYT #518wx pic.twitter.com/HJX0EHaMEN

— Paul Caiano (@PaulCaiano) August 24, 2020