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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2008, 1:53 PM EDT for Fulton County, Hamilton County, Saratoga County, New York. It was in force for 67 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 7, 2008, 1:53 PM EDT (17:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2008, 3:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Saratoga County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 76 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 989 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 650 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 7, 1:34 PM EDT, 19 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 1:34 PM EDT, 19 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 7, 1:03 PM EDT, 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 103 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ033-039>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-082>084- VTZ013>015-081100- NORTHERN LITCHFIELD-SOUTHERN LITCHFIELD-NORTHERN BERKSHIRE- SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE-HAMILTON-SOUTHERN FULTON-MONTGOMERY- NORTHERN SARATOGA-NORTHERN WARREN-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-SCHOHARIE- WESTERN SCHENECTADY-EASTERN SCHENECTADY-SOUTHERN SARATOGA- WESTERN ALBANY-EASTERN ALBANY-WESTERN RENSSELAER-EASTERN RENSSELAER- WESTERN GREENE-EASTERN GREENE-WESTERN COLUMBIA-EASTERN COLUMBIA- WESTERN ULSTER-EASTERN ULSTER-WESTERN DUTCHESS-EASTERN DUTCHESS- NORTHERN FULTON-SOUTHEAST WARREN-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON-BENNINGTON- WESTERN WINDHAM-EASTERN WINDHAM- 103 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 813 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...EXCEPT HERKIMER COUNTY...AS WELL AS SOUTHERN VERMONT. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON EVENING AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. SKYWARN ACTIVATION HAS BEEN REQUEST FOR ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK EXCEPT HERKIMER COUNTY...AS WELL AS ALL OF ADJACENT EASTERN NEW ENGLAND. NYZ032-038-081100- NORTHERN HERKIMER-SOUTHERN HERKIMER- 103 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR HERKIMER COUNTY OF EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD OF THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THESE ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LIMITS...THEY COULD GET STRONG ENOUGH TO PRODUCE SMALL HAIL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 50 MPH. THE CELLS WILL MOVE EAST 10 TO 20 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TUESDAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON EVENING AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 12:35 PM EDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1235 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 NYZ041>043-050-083-084-071715- SOUTHERN SARATOGA NY-NORTHERN SARATOGA NY-NORTHERN WARREN NY- SOUTHEAST WARREN NY-NORTHERN WASHINGTON NY-SOUTHERN WASHINGTON NY- 1235 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN SARATOGA...WARREN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES... AT 1233 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 10 MILES WEST OF COMSTOCK TO HUDSON FALLS TO 9 MILES WEST OF GREENWICH...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTHEAST OF LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE TO HUDSON FALLS TO 6 MILES EAST OF SARATOGA SPRINGS...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... GREENWICH...HARTFORD...COMSTOCK AND 8 MILES WEST OF SALEM BY 115 PM EDT THESE ARE SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THAT COULD PRODUCE ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. THIS COULD LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. JPV
Special weather statement, Aug 7, 12:39 PM EDT, 1 hour 14 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 1239 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 VTZ014-015-071730- EASTERN WINDHAM VT-WESTERN WINDHAM VT- 1239 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM IN WINDHAM COUNTY... AT 1237 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL...WINDS AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR GUILFORD CENTER...OR ABOUT OVER BRATTLEBORO...AND MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... BRATTLEBORO BY 1245 PM EDT NORTH VERNON AND VERNON BY 105 PM EDT THIS IS A SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORM THAT COULD PRODUCE ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAIN IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR. THIS COULD LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND POOR DRAINAGE LOCATIONS. JPV
Local storm report, Aug 7, 1:17 PM EDT, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
117 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1228 PM HAIL HUDSON FALLS 43.30N 73.58W
08/07/2008 E0.50 INCH WASHINGTON NY TRAINED SPOTTER
1230 PM HAIL HUDSON FALLS 43.30N 73.58W
08/07/2008 M0.88 INCH WASHINGTON NY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
KOLECISpecial weather statement, Aug 7, 1:22 PM EDT, 31 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 122 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 NYZ032-038-071800- NORTHERN HERKIMER NY-SOUTHERN HERKIMER NY- 122 PM EDT THU AUG 7 2008 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IN HERKIMER COUNTY... AT 119 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING...AROUND HALF INCH HAIL... WINDS AROUND 45 MPH...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND A PERIOD OF HEAVY RAIN. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM MCKEEVER TO OHIO TO MOHAWK...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF OLD FORGE TO 11 MILES EAST OF HINCKLEY TO ILION...AND MOVING EAST AT 17 MPH. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR... NICKS LAKE CAMPGROUND BY 145 PM EDT LITTLE FALLS BY 150 PM EDT JPV
Local storm report, Aug 7, 1:25 PM EDT, 28 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
125 PM EDT THU AUG 07 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0105 PM HAIL HUDSON FALLS 43.30N 73.58W
08/07/2008 E0.75 INCH WASHINGTON NY LAW ENFORCEMENT
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KOLECILocal storm report, Aug 7, 1:47 PM EDT, 6 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 12:06 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 12:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 57 min |
| Aug 7, 12:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 12:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 46 min |
| Aug 7, 1:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 59 min |
| Aug 7, 2:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 43 min |
| Aug 7, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren | 55 min |
| Aug 7, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren | 51 min |
| Aug 7, 2:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 50 min |
| Aug 7, 2:45 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Warren | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 2:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 61 min |
| Aug 7, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 53 min |
| Aug 7, 4:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 4:12 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer | 63 min |
| Aug 7, 4:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 55 min |
| Aug 7, 5:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 5:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Greene | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 6:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia | 58 min |
| Aug 7, 6:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 7:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 44 min |
| Aug 7, 7:55 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 2 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:02 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Windham | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:11 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Windham | 64 min |
| Aug 7, 2:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Windham | 118 min |
| Aug 7, 2:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Windham | 65 min |
| Aug 7, 4:51 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Bennington | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:29 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
| Aug 7, 5:59 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Berkshire | 3 hr |
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Sources
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.