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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Albany, NY

July 23, 2012Albany County, Columbia County, Rensselaer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 23, 2012, 2:29 PM EDT for Albany County, Columbia County, Rensselaer County, New York. It was in force for 61 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
Jul 23, 2012, 2:29 PM EDT (18:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 23, 2012, 3:30 PM EDT
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Albany County, NY, Columbia County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 22 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 23, 2:32 PM EDTHAIL 1Voorheesville, NY

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 23, 1:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC10 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.5 hours before the alert went out and 13 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 412 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2012-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 93 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
412 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-117 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
762 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
93 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

416 
WUUS51 KALY 231829
SVRALY
NYC001-021-083-231930-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0065.120723T1829Z-120723T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
229 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  NORTH CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  SOUTHWESTERN RENSSELAER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 330 PM EDT

* AT 226 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL...AND
  DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
  VOORHEESVILLE...OR 8 MILES WEST OF DELMAR...AND MOVING EAST AT 15
  MPH.

* THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
   VOORHEESVILLE BY 235 PM EDT...
   FEURA BUSH BY 255 PM EDT...
   DELMAR BY 300 PM EDT...
   SELKIRK AND RAVENA BY 315 PM EDT...
   CASTLETON-ON-HUDSON BY 325 PM EDT...
   EAST GREENBUSH BY 330 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 4263 7360 4244 7364 4253 7409 4267 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1830Z 278DEG 11KT 4262 7397

$$
1 follow-up statement
132 
WWUS51 KALY 231856
SVSALY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
256 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

NYC001-021-083-231930-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-120723T1930Z/
ALBANY NY-COLUMBIA NY-RENSSELAER NY-
256 PM EDT MON JUL 23 2012

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN RENSSELAER...NORTH CENTRAL COLUMBIA AND CENTRAL
ALBANY COUNTIES...

AT 252 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE
HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
LOCATED NEAR SLINGERLANDS...OR NEAR DELMAR...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  HOUCKS CORNERS...ELSMERE...MALLORYS CORNERS AND BETHLEHEM HEIGHTS
  BY 305 PM EDT...
  MEYERS CORNERS...NORMANSVILLE...BECKERS CORNERS AND SELKIRK YARDS
  BY 310 PM EDT...
  BETHLEHEM CENTER AND KENWOOD BY 315 PM EDT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. MOVE INDOORS
IMMEDIATELY! LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURES NUMBER ONE KILLERS.
REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.

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 4263 7360 4244 7364 4253 7409 4267 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 278DEG 11KT 4261 7386

$$

KL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 23, 1:08 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOtsego52 min
Jul 23, 1:43 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOtsego47 min
Jul 23, 1:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer33 min
Jul 23, 1:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery55 min
Jul 23, 1:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton48 min
Jul 23, 2:05 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany40 min
Jul 23, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany42 min
Jul 23, 2:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady51 min
Jul 23, 2:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery36 min
Jul 23, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren44 min
Jul 23, 3:23 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer67 min
Jul 23, 3:27 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYMontgomery, Schoharie63 min
Jul 23, 3:30 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany3 hr
Jul 23, 3:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer55 min
Jul 23, 4:43 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Dutchess62 min
Jul 23, 5:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer32 min
Jul 23, 5:37 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren23 min
Jul 23, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer47 min
Jul 23, 5:56 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington64 min
Jul 23, 6:28 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton32 min
Jul 23, 6:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery35 min
Jul 23, 7:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren29 min
Jul 23, 7:09 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOtsego36 min
Jul 23, 7:12 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington34 min
Jul 23, 7:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren37 min
Jul 23, 7:55 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton35 min
Jul 23, 7:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery62 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.