Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 4:58 AM EDT for Fulton County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 47 min. 5 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
- Apr 28, 2011, 4:58 AM EDT (08:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 5:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY
The radar
The Ft Drum radar (KTYX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 5:00 AM EDT | TORNADO | Frankfort, NY | POSSIBLE TORNADO. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO HOUSE ON BROCKWAY ROAD. |
| Apr 28, 5:00 AM EDT | TORNADO | Frankfort Center, NY | POSSIBLE TORNADO. MULTIPLE TREES UPROOTED AND A SIDE OF HOUSE PLASTERED IN MUD. |
| Apr 28, 5:04 AM EDT | TORNADO | 6 Sse Utica, NY | A NWS SURVEY TEAM RATED THE TORNADO AS EF1. NUMEROUS TREES SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES INCLUDED ROOFS AND SIDING BEING TORN OFF. A GARAGE WAS MOVED OFF ITS FOUNDATION. DAMAGE WAS CONSISTENT WITH WINDS OF 100 MPH. |
| Apr 28, 5:15 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Frankfort, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN |
| Apr 28, 5:15 AM EDT | TORNADO | Frankfort, NY | POSSIBLE TORNADO. MULTIPLE HOUSES DAMAGE ON ALBANY STREET. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:05 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 108 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -95 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 777 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 307 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 401 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
160
WFUS51 KALY 280858
TORALY
NYC035-041-043-280945-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0004.110428T0858Z-110428T0945Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
458 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHWESTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
EXTREME NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
SOUTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 545 AM EDT
* AT 455 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 11 MILES WEST OF
FRANKFORT...OR 8 MILES SOUTH OF UTICA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
FRANKFORT BY 505 AM EDT...
NEWPORT...COLD BROOK...POLAND AND MIDDLEVILLE BY 515 AM EDT...
OHIO BY 525 AM EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE... DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 4322 7508 4324 7515 4326 7516 4369 7473
4346 7440 4290 7520 4292 7522 4306 7522
TIME...MOT...LOC 0858Z 221DEG 50KT 4301 7523
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 10:42 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Schoharie | 48 min |
| Apr 27, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 34 min |
| Apr 27, 11:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 4 hr |
| Apr 27, 11:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie | 66 min |
| Apr 27, 11:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 23 min |
| Apr 27, 11:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Saratoga, Warren | 35 min |
| Apr 28, 12:22 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 23 min |
| Apr 28, 12:45 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 15 min |
| Apr 28, 3:55 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 50 min |
| Apr 28, 4:12 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 48 min |
| Apr 28, 5:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 3 hr |
| Apr 28, 5:32 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 5:45 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie and 1 more | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 6:27 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and 2 more | 63 min |
| Apr 28, 6:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 43 min |
| Apr 28, 7:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie and 1 more | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 7:24 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 51 min |
| Apr 28, 7:33 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Washington | 57 min |
| Apr 28, 7:40 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:03 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer, Oneida | 71 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:04 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 45 min |
| Apr 28, 8:19 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga | 6 days |
| Apr 28, 8:24 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 4 hr |
| Apr 28, 8:29 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 31 min |
| Apr 28, 10:13 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie and 1 more | 32 min |
| Apr 28, 10:16 AM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga | 9 days |
| Apr 28, 10:20 AM EDT | Wind Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 7 hr |
| Apr 28, 10:41 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 34 min |
| Apr 28, 11:47 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 28 min |
| Apr 28, 12:04 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 25 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:22 PM EDT | River Flood Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga | 11 hr |
| Apr 28, 12:31 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 18 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.