Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2011
Tornado Warning 9, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Sep 4, 2011, 5:26 PM EDT for Montgomery County, Saratoga County, Schenectady County, New York. It was in force for 23 min. 3 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
- Sep 4, 2011, 5:26 PM EDT (21:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 4, 2011, 5:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Montgomery County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Schenectady County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 5:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Glenville, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES IN WEST GLENVILLE. DAMAGE POSSIBLY FROM A TORNADO. |
| Sep 4, 5:30 PM EDT | TORNADO 1 | Glenville, NY | WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| Sep 4, 5:56 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Ballston Lake, NY | WIDESPREAD NUMEROUS TREES AND WIRES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 32 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
- 277 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -194 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 765 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
665 WFUS51 KALY 042126 TORALY NYC057-091-093-042215- /O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0009.110904T2126Z-110904T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 526 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK... NORTH CENTRAL SCHENECTADY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... SOUTH CENTRAL SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 519 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR AMSTERDAM...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... GLENVILLE BY 535 PM EDT... BURNT HILLS BY 550 PM EDT... BALLSTON SPA BY 600 PM EDT... ROUND LAKE BY 605 PM 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. 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 OR ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. && LAT...LON 4304 7379 4291 7373 4288 7419 4296 7421 TIME...MOT...LOC 2126Z 258DEG 21KT 4293 7411 $$ FRUGIS/JPV
2 follow-up statements
432
WWUS51 KALY 042141
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
541 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011
NYC057-042150-
/O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110904T2215Z/
MONTGOMERY NY-
541 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE AREA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR
ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.
LAT...LON 4289 7406 4298 7407 4299 7406 4304 7379
4291 7373 4290 7394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 257DEG 22KT 4294 7399
$$
NYC091-093-042215-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110904T2215Z/
SCHENECTADY NY-SARATOGA NY-
541 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL SARATOGA AND EXTREME NORTH CENTRAL SCHENECTADY COUNTIES...
AT 532 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR GLENVILLE...OR 7
MILES EAST OF AMSTERDAM...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
HARMONY CORNERS...TUCKER HEIGHTS...BIRCHTON AND HIGH MILLS BY 545
PM EDT...
GARRISON MANOR...BURNT HILLS...BALLSTON LAKE AND HIGH MILLS BY 550
PM EDT...
BALLSTON CENTER AND JONESVILLE BY 555 PM 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.
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 OR
ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.
&&
LAT...LON 4289 7406 4298 7407 4299 7406 4304 7379
4291 7373 4290 7394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 257DEG 22KT 4294 7399
$$
FRUGIS/JPV106
WWUS51 KALY 042149
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
549 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011
NYC091-093-042158-
/O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110904T2215Z/
SCHENECTADY NY-SARATOGA NY-
549 PM EDT SUN SEP 4 2011
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SARATOGA AND EXTREME NORTH
CENTRAL SCHENECTADY COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE THUNDERSTORM THAT PROMPTED THE TORNADO WARNING IS NO LONGER
PRODUCING A TORNADO. HOWEVER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE AREA.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR
ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
SUNDAY EVENING FOR EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.
LAT...LON 4289 7406 4298 7407 4299 7406 4304 7379
4291 7373 4290 7394
TIME...MOT...LOC 2148Z 257DEG 22KT 4295 7392
$$
FRUGIS/JPVThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 11:18 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany, Greene, Schenectady | 42 min |
| Sep 4, 12:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 38 min |
| Sep 4, 3:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 42 min |
| Sep 4, 3:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 67 min |
| Sep 4, 4:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 67 min |
| Sep 4, 4:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 42 min |
| Sep 4, 5:32 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 12 hr |
| Sep 4, 5:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 27 min |
| Sep 4, 5:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 58 min |
| Sep 4, 6:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 40 min |
| Sep 4, 6:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 39 min |
| Sep 4, 6:41 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 64 min |
| Sep 4, 6:54 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 51 min |
| Sep 4, 7:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 49 min |
| Sep 4, 7:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer | 56 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.