Severe Thunderstorm Warning 14, NWS Albany, NY

Issued

Jul 21, 2003, 4:11 PM EDT (20:11 UTC)

Expired

Jul 21, 2003, 5:15 PM EDT

In force

64 min

Issued by

NWS Albany, NY

Area

Whole counties

Counties Rensselaer County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Washington County, NY

The Albany radar (KENX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
411 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHERN RENSSELAER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK
  SARATOGA COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK
  SOUTHERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK

* UNTIL 515 PM EDT

* AT 407 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM NEAR HALFMOON...OR ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
  MECHANICVILLE...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  MECHANICVILLE AND SARATOGA LAKE AT 415 PM EDT
  MELROSE AND WILTON AT 420 PM EDT
  STILLWATER AT 425 PM EDT
  SCHAGHTICOKE AND RAYMERTOWN AT 435 PM EDT
  VALLEY FALLS AND GANSEVOORT AT 440 PM EDT
  NORTH EASTON AND NORTHUMBERLAND AT 445 PM EDT

THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS DAMAGING WINDS. TAKE COVER IN
A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THE STORM PASSES.

THE GREATEST THREAT FROM THIS STORM IS VERY HEAVY RAIN. HEAVY RAIN
MAY FLOOD LOW LYING AREAS SUCH AS DITCHES AND UNDERPASSES. AVOID
THESE AREAS AND SEEK HIGHER GROUND IF THREATENED BY FLOOD WATERS.

$$
TAW/GJM

LAT...LON 4284 7328 4275 7371 4287 7391 4295 7410
          4338 7416 4340 7392 4322 7378 4332 7359
          4304 7359 4308 7333

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 21, 3:45 PM EDT, 26 minutes earlier.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
345 PM EDT MON JUL 21 2003

.DISC...WATCHES AND WARNING BEING ISSUED AT THIS TIME SO WILL BE
BRIEF.  HAVEN/T CHANGED MUCH FROM THE PREVIOUS FCST.
CATEGORICAL/LIKELY POPS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. CHANCE POPS TUESDAY
NITE INTO EARLY WED...THEN LIKELY POPS WED AFTN INTO WED NITE.

.HYDROLOGICAL DISCUSSION...TOTAL PCPN VALUES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS
COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 3-4 INCHES IN SOME LOCATIONS...BUT WILL BE
SPREAD OUT OVER 3 DAYS.  THIS AMOUNT OF PCPN OVER A LONG PERIOD OF
TIME SHOULD NOT BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE WIDESPREAD FLOOD PROBLEMS.
HOWEVER...WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR TIMES WHEN HEAVY PCPN MAY BE
CONCENTRATED INTO A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME...OR FLASH FLOODING CAUSED
BY LOCALIZED HEAVY THUNDERSTORMS.

.ALY...NONE.

MAGLARAS

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082>084-VTZ013>015-220830-

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
430 AM EDT MON JUL 21 2003

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND ADJACENT
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.

.DAY ONE...THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER TODAY.  THE
PRIMARY CONCERN IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND DAMAGING
HAIL.  ALSO OF CONCERN IS LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THOUGH SEVEN...

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER THE POTENTIAL
FOR SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL...WITH SEVERAL INCHES POSSIBLE IN LOCALIZED
AREAS...IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON.

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2003Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2003

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.