Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2012
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 16, 2012, 3:22 PM EDT for Hamilton County, Saratoga County, Warren County, New York. It was in force for 38 min. 1 report 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
- May 16, 2012, 3:22 PM EDT (19:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 16, 2012, 4:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hamilton County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Warren County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 3:30 PM EDT | HAIL 1.5 | 4 Nne Lake Luzerne, NY | SHAVE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 77 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
- 304 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -26 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
573 WUUS51 KALY 161922 SVRALY NYC041-091-113-162000- /O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0002.120516T1922Z-120516T2000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 322 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK... SOUTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... NORTHWESTERN SARATOGA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 400 PM EDT * AT 320 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR DAY CENTER...OR 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... LAKE LUZERNE-HADLEY BY 335 PM EDT... LAKE LUZERNE CAMPGROUND BY 340 PM EDT... GLENS FALLS BY 350 PM EDT... LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE BY 355 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH...PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR DAMAGING WINDS...DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...AND DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT 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 OR ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV. && LAT...LON 4349 7365 4331 7361 4326 7413 4337 7417 TIME...MOT...LOC 1922Z 237DEG 26KT 4334 7400 $$ BGM
2 follow-up statements
725 WWUS51 KALY 161938 SVSALY SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 338 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 NYC041-161947- /O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120516T2000Z/ HAMILTON NY- 338 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN HAMILTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV. LAT...LON 4335 7410 4349 7365 4331 7361 4326 7413 TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 253DEG 15KT 4332 7395 $$ NYC091-113-162000- /O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120516T2000Z/ WARREN NY-SARATOGA NY- 338 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT FOR NORTHWESTERN SARATOGA AND SOUTH CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES... AT 333 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ALLENTOWN...OR 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF LAKE GEORGE VILLAGE...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR... FOURTH LAKE...HADLEY...LAKE LUZERNE-HADLEY AND LAKE LUZERNE BY 355 PM EDT... LAKE LUZERNE CAMPGROUND...LAKE VANARE...BEARTOWN AND 6 MILES WEST OF FRENCH MOUNTAIN BY 400 PM EDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED SOME WEAK ROTATION WITHIN THIS STORM. WHILE NOT IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...A TORNADO COULD DEVELOP. IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM. 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. && LAT...LON 4335 7410 4349 7365 4331 7361 4326 7413 TIME...MOT...LOC 1937Z 253DEG 15KT 4332 7395 $$ BGM/IAA
159 WWUS51 KALY 161958 SVSALY SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 358 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 NYC091-113-162008- /O.EXP.KALY.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-120516T2000Z/ WARREN NY-SARATOGA NY- 358 PM EDT WED MAY 16 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN SARATOGA AND SOUTH CENTRAL WARREN COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 400 PM EDT... PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV. LAT...LON 4335 7410 4349 7365 4331 7361 4326 7413 TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 253DEG 15KT 4335 7383 $$ BGM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 37 min |
| May 16, 2:41 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 34 min |
| May 16, 3:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 33 min |
| May 16, 3:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 55 min |
| May 16, 3:40 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 35 min |
| May 16, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 30 min |
| May 16, 4:03 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 57 min |
| May 16, 4:46 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 29 min |
| May 16, 5:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schenectady | 25 min |
| May 16, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 67 min |
| May 16, 5:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 42 min |
| May 16, 5:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady | 56 min |
| May 16, 6:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 61 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in New York, 2012Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2012
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.