Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Apr 28, 2011, 5:32 AM EDT for Fulton County, Hamilton County, Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 43 min. 2 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, 5:32 AM EDT (09:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2011, 6:15 AM EDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 5:35 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Salisbury Center, NY | THREE PINE TREES DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 170A SOUTH OF ROUTE 29. |
| Apr 28, 5:40 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Salisbury Center, NY | THREE PINE TREES SHEAERED AND/OR UPROOTED DOWN ON STATE ROUTE 170A SOUTH OF ROUTE 29. THREE SHEDS BLOWN APART AND ONE ROLLED. BRICKS MISSING FROM CHIMNEY OF HOUSE. |
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, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 96 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.
910 WFUS51 KALY 280932 TORALY NYC035-041-043-281015- /O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0005.110428T0932Z-110428T1015Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 532 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK... NORTHWESTERN FULTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK... EAST CENTRAL HERKIMER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK... * UNTIL 615 AM EDT * AT 527 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR LITTLE FALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 60 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... STRATFORD BY 540 AM EDT... LAKE PLEASANT AND 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF WELLS BY 605 AM EDT... MOFFITT BEACH CAMPGROUND BY 610 AM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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 4357 7451 4340 7423 4300 7484 4311 7505 TIME...MOT...LOC 0932Z 222DEG 50KT 4312 7486 $$ BGM
3 follow-up statements
555 WWUS51 KALY 280944 SVSALY SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 544 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 NYC035-041-043-281015- /O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110428T1015Z/ HAMILTON NY-FULTON NY-HERKIMER NY- 544 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL HERKIMER...NORTHWESTERN FULTON AND SOUTHERN HAMILTON COUNTIES... AT 541 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR FAIRVIEW CORNERS...OR 9 MILES NORTH OF LITTLE FALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KNAPPVILLE BY 550 AM EDT... OREGON AND POWLEY PLACE BY 555 AM EDT... AVERYS PLACE AND CLOCKMILL CORNERS BY 600 AM EDT... SHAKER PLACE BY 605 AM EDT... WHITEHOUSE...HIGGINS BAY...RUDESTON AND PISECO BY 610 AM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV. && LAT...LON 4309 7478 4320 7491 4355 7447 4340 7424 TIME...MOT...LOC 0944Z 226DEG 38KT 4319 7476 $$ BGM
768
WWUS51 KALY 280959
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
559 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NYC043-281009-
/O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110428T1015Z/
HERKIMER NY-
559 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL HERKIMER 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 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4313 7471 4318 7469 4328 7471 4355 7447
4349 7438 4340 7424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0959Z 229DEG 41KT 4324 7456
$$
NYC035-041-281015-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110428T1015Z/
HAMILTON NY-FULTON NY-
559 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 AM EDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN FULTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL HAMILTON COUNTIES...
AT 554 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KNAPPVILLE...OR 16
MILES NORTHEAST OF LITTLE FALLS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SHAKER PLACE BY 605 AM EDT...
8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HIGGINS BAY...8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RUDESTON
AND 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PISECO BY 610 AM EDT...
BLACKBRIDGE...WHITEHOUSE...WELLS AND 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
GILMANTOWN BY 615 AM EDT...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.
&&
LAT...LON 4313 7471 4318 7469 4328 7471 4355 7447
4349 7438 4340 7424
TIME...MOT...LOC 0959Z 229DEG 41KT 4324 7456
$$
BGM556
WWUS51 KALY 281012
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
612 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
NYC035-041-281022-
/O.EXP.KALY.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110428T1015Z/
HAMILTON NY-FULTON NY-
612 AM EDT THU APR 28 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN FULTON AND SOUTH CENTRAL
HAMILTON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 AM EDT...
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 AM EDT
THURSDAY MORNING FOR EASTERN NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4313 7471 4318 7469 4328 7471 4355 7447
4349 7438 4340 7424
TIME...MOT...LOC 1012Z 229DEG 41KT 4332 7438
$$
BGMThe 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, 4:58 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 47 min |
| Apr 28, 5:21 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 3 hr |
| 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.