Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2008
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2008, 4:28 PM EDT for Albany County, Saratoga County, Schenectady County, New York. It was in force for 47 min. 10 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 2008, 4:28 PM EDT (20:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 2008, 5:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Albany County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 4:29 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Niskayuna, NY | BROADCAST METEOROLOGIST. |
| Jun 22, 4:30 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Guilderland, NY | SEVERAL REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS FROM RESIDENTS. |
| Jun 22, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Guilderland, NY | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT COONS ROAD AND INTERSTATE 90. |
| Jun 22, 4:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Niskayuna, NY | DOWNED TREES. |
| Jun 22, 4:30 PM EDT | HAIL 2 | Niskayuna, NY | HAIL OCCURRED NEAR INTERSECTION OF RIVER RD AND BALLTOWN RD. |
| Jun 22, 4:31 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Schenectady, NY | |
| Jun 22, 4:50 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Schenectady, NY | PHOENIX AVE AND THE PLAZA NEAR SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL. |
| Jun 22, 5:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Niskayuna, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN NEAR RIVER RD AND RTE 146. |
| Jun 22, 5:05 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Clifton Park, NY | BRUNO RD. TREES AND WIRES DOWN. |
| Jun 22, 5:24 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Mechanicville, NY | COVERED THE GROUND. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 2:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 14 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
- 331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -39 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 823 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 5 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS51 KALY 222028 TORALY NYC001-091-093-222115- /O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0002.080622T2028Z-080622T2115Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 428 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... SCHENECTADY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 515 PM EDT * AT 427 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR ROTTERDAM...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... NISKAYUNA...COLONIE AND 6 MILES SOUTH OF EAST GLENVILLE BY 440 PM EDT... COLONIE AND ALPLAUS BY 445 PM EDT... CLIFTON PARK BY 510 PM EDT... COHOES...LATHAM...6 MILES NORTHWEST OF GREEN ISLAND AND 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MECHANICVILLE BY 515 PM EDT... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. 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. PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE... DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. LAT...LON 4291 7368 4273 7369 4268 7402 4283 7405 TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 252DEG 9KT 4277 7392 $$ BGM
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS51 KALY 222040 SVSALY SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 439 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NYC001-091-093-222115- /O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080622T2115Z/ ALBANY NY-SCHENECTADY NY-SARATOGA NY- 439 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SARATOGA...EAST CENTRAL SCHENECTADY AND NORTHEASTERN ALBANY COUNTIES... AT 436 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR STANFORD HEIGHTS...OR NEAR SCHENECTADY...MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... AQUEDUCT...REXFORD AND ALPLAUS BY 445 PM EDT... VISCHER FERRY...GROOM CORNERS AND SHAKERS BY 455 PM EDT... VERDOY BY 500 PM EDT... MOHAWK VIEW...CLIFTON PARK CENTER AND NEWTONVILLE BY 505 PM EDT... WHEN A TORNADO WARNING IS ISSUED BASED ON DOPPLER RADAR...IT MEANS THAT STRONG ROTATION HAS BEEN DETECTED IN THE STORM. A TORNADO MAY ALREADY BE ON THE GROUND...OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SHORTLY. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS DANGEROUS STORM...MOVE INDOORS AND TO THE LOWEST LEVEL OF THE BUILDING. STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF DRIVING...DO NOT SEEK SHELTER UNDER A HIGHWAY OVERPASS. 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. PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. LAT...LON 4291 7368 4273 7369 4268 7402 4283 7405 TIME...MOT...LOC 2039Z 251DEG 9KT 4278 7388 $$ FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY BGM
000 WWUS51 KALY 222052 SVSALY SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 452 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 NYC001-091-093-222115- /O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080622T2115Z/ ALBANY NY-SCHENECTADY NY-SARATOGA NY- 452 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SARATOGA...EAST CENTRAL SCHENECTADY AND NORTHEASTERN ALBANY COUNTIES... AT 450 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VISCHER FERRY...OR NEAR CLIFTON PARK... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 17 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CLIFTON PARK CENTER BY 455 PM EDT... FLAGLER CORNERS...CLIFTON PARK...GRAYS CORNERS AND CRESCENT STATION BY 500 PM EDT... CRESCENT BY 505 PM EDT... NEWTOWN AND HALFMOON BY 510 PM EDT... MECHANICVILLE BY 515 PM EDT... DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. VEHICLES STOPPED UNDER BRIDGES BLOCK TRAFFIC AND PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GETTING OUT OF THE STORMS PATH AND TO SHELTER. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. 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. PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT. LAT...LON 4291 7368 4273 7369 4268 7402 4283 7405 TIME...MOT...LOC 2052Z 234DEG 15KT 4282 7382 $$ FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY BGM
000
WWUS51 KALY 222103
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
502 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
NYC001-222112-
/O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080622T2115Z/
ALBANY NY-
502 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ALBANY COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4281 7369 4281 7375 4279 7377 4279 7379
4278 7382 4277 7388 4286 7390 4291 7368
4289 7369 4288 7368 4288 7369
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 233DEG 16KT 4285 7377
$$
NYC091-093-222115-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080622T2115Z/
SCHENECTADY NY-SARATOGA NY-
502 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2008
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SARATOGA AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL SCHENECTADY COUNTIES...
AT 459 PM EDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD.
THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FLAGLER CORNERS...OR NEAR CLIFTON
PARK...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
NEWTOWN BY 510 PM EDT...
MECHANICVILLE BY 515 PM EDT...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 2
INCH SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
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.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 4281 7369 4281 7375 4279 7377 4279 7379
4278 7382 4277 7388 4286 7390 4291 7368
4289 7369 4288 7368 4288 7369
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 233DEG 16KT 4285 7377
$$
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION...PLEASE VISIT US ON THE WEB AT
WEATHER.GOV/ALBANY
BGMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 10:08 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 11:42 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 4:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady | 55 min |
| Jun 22, 4:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 67 min |
| Jun 22, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 41 min |
| Jun 22, 5:04 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Schenectady | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 29 min |
| Jun 22, 5:12 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga | 44 min |
| Jun 22, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 28 min |
| Jun 22, 5:23 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jun 22, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 41 min |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.