Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2012
Tornado Warning 7, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Sep 8, 2012, 5:44 PM EDT for Columbia County, New York; Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2012, 5:44 PM EDT (21:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 8, 2012, 6:01 PM EDT
- In force
- 17 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Berkshire County, MA, Columbia County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 8, 12:40 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 67 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
- 113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -168 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 869 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 43 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 397 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.8
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
614 WFUS51 KALY 082144 TORALY MAC003-NYC021-082215- /O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0007.120908T2144Z-120908T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 544 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS... SOUTH CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK... * UNTIL 615 PM EDT * AT 541 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR COPAKE...OR 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GREAT BARRINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... EGREMONT PLAIN...NORTH EGREMONT AND SOUTH EGREMONT 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. && LAT...LON 4223 7344 4215 7337 4204 7354 4209 7361 TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 219DEG 35KT 4210 7352 $$ BGM
2 follow-up statements
935 WWUS51 KALY 082152 SVSALY SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 552 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 NYC021-082202- /O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120908T2215Z/ COLUMBIA NY- 552 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COLUMBIA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. LAT...LON 4207 7350 4213 7349 4223 7344 4215 7337 TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 232DEG 40KT 4215 7339 $$ MAC003-082215- /O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120908T2215Z/ BERKSHIRE MA- 552 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY... AT 550 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR SOUTH EGREMONT... OR NEAR GREAT BARRINGTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. 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 TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. && LAT...LON 4207 7350 4213 7349 4223 7344 4215 7337 TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 232DEG 40KT 4215 7339 $$ BGM/HWJIV
012 WWUS51 KALY 082201 SVSALY SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY 601 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 MAC003-082211- /O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120908T2215Z/ BERKSHIRE MA- 601 PM EDT SAT SEP 8 2012 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY IS CANCELLED... PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV OR ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT. LAT...LON 4207 7350 4213 7349 4223 7344 4215 7337 TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 219DEG 35KT 4223 7338 $$ BGM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 11:38 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 52 min |
| Sep 8, 12:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 58 min |
| Sep 8, 1:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 48 min |
| Sep 8, 1:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 96 min |
| Sep 8, 2:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady and 2 more | 79 min |
| Sep 8, 3:06 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Schoharie, Ulster | 69 min |
| Sep 8, 3:51 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Greene, Ulster | 54 min |
| Sep 8, 3:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady and 3 more | 53 min |
| Sep 8, 4:27 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 63 min |
| Sep 8, 4:49 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 56 min |
| Sep 8, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Ulster | 37 min |
| Sep 8, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 22 min |
| Sep 8, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 52 min |
| Sep 8, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Berkshire | 47 min |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.