Tornado Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY

Issued

Jun 6, 2005, 1:14 PM EDT (17:14 UTC)

Expired

Jun 6, 2005, 2:00 PM EDT

In force

46 min

Issued by

NWS Albany, NY

Area

Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Saratoga County, NY

The Albany radar (KENX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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000 
WFUS51 KALY 061714
TORALY
NYC091-061800-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0001.050606T1714Z-050606T1800Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
114 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK

* UNTIL 200 PM EDT

* AT 110 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR GALWAY...OR
  ABOUT 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF AMSTERDAM...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH.

* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
  ROCK CITY FALLS AND 7 MILES NORTH OF BURNT HILLS BY 145 PM EDT
  BALLSTON SPA...MILTON...SARATOGA SPRINGS AND 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF
  ROUND LAKE BY 200 PM EDT

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4309 7417 4291 7414 4291 7368 4315 7371

$$

WRS

000 
WWUS51 KALY 061727
SVSALY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
125 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

NYC091-061800-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-050606T1800Z/
SARATOGA NY-
125 PM EDT MON JUN 6 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 200 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL SARATOGA
COUNTY...

AT 123 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WEST MILTON...OR 
ABOUT 8 MILES WEST OF SARATOGA SPRINGS...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  HARMONY CORNERS BY 120 PM EDT
  WEST MILTON...ROCK CITY FALLS...FRINK CORNER AND MIDDLE GROVE BY
  125 PM EDT
  MILTON CENTER...FACTORY VILLAGE...NORTH MILTON AND BALLSTON SPA BY
  130 PM EDT
  MILTON BY 135 PM EDT


A NEW SEVERE STORM WAS DEVELOPING RAPIDLY IN THE NORTHERN PART OF 
SARATOGA COUNTY NORTHWEST OF ALLENTOWN.  THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE 
DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL.

THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

LAT...LON 4312 7397 4293 7396 4291 7368 4315 7371

$$

WRS

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