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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY

May 29, 2013Albany County, Greene County, Schoharie County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at May 29, 2013, 7:04 PM EDT for Albany County, Greene County, Schoharie County, New York. It was in force for 26 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
May 29, 2013, 7:04 PM EDT (23:04 UTC)
Expired
May 29, 2013, 7:30 PM EDT
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Albany County, NY, Greene County, NY, Schoharie County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 29, 7:10 PM EDTTORNADOSummit, NYEF-1 PRODUCED SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE
May 29, 7:28 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGJefferson, NYTREES AND WIRES DOWN.

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
May 29, 3:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 38 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 2013-05-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2013-05-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 144 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
511 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
144 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 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 
WFUS51 KALY 292304
TORALY
NYC001-039-095-292330-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0004.130529T2304Z-130529T2330Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
704 PM EDT WED MAY 29 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHERN SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  SOUTHWESTERN ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  NORTH CENTRAL GREENE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 730 PM EDT

* AT 702 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
  SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR NORTH
  BLENHEIM...OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF COBLESKILL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
  BREAKABEEN...LIVINGSTONVILLE...PRESTON HOLLOW AND WESTERLO

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...
ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV
OR TWITTER @NWSALBANY.

&&

LAT...LON 4256 7393 4234 7398 4243 7462 4261 7459
TIME...MOT...LOC 2304Z 278DEG 34KT 4251 7449

$$
LFM/11
1 follow-up statement
217 
WWUS51 KALY 292317
SVSALY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
717 PM EDT WED MAY 29 2013

NYC001-039-095-292330-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-130529T2330Z/
SCHOHARIE NY-ALBANY NY-GREENE NY-
717 PM EDT WED MAY 29 2013

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL GREENE...SOUTHWESTERN ALBANY AND SOUTHEASTERN SCHOHARIE
COUNTIES...

AT 716 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO.  THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR BROOME CENTER...OR
15 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COBLESKILL...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH.

OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO
HUNTERSLAND...LIVINGSTONVILLE...BATES...HAWVERSVILLE...ZUCKS
CORNERS...WEST DURHAM...POTTER HOLLOW...PRESTON HOLLOW...COOKSBURG...
WEST GREENVILLE...SOUTH WESTERLO...SOUTH BERNE...SNYDERS CORNERS...
SMITH CORNER...SHOEFELT CORNERS...SANFORDS CORNERS...
RENSSELAERVILLE...PLACE CORNERS...OAK HILL...O'HARA CORNERS...NORTON
HILL...NEWRYS...MEDUSA...LAMBS CORNER...KEEFERS CORNERS...GREENVILLE
CENTER...FREEHOLD...EAST GREENVILLE...EAST DURHAM...DURHAM...
DORMANSVILLE...CORNWALLVILLE...BRAMANS CORNERS AND WESTERLO

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...
ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV
OR TWITTER @NWSALBANY.

&&

LAT...LON 4260 7449 4256 7393 4234 7398 4242 7453
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 278DEG 34KT 4249 7431

$$

LFM/11

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 29, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOneida59 min
May 29, 5:16 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHerkimer59 min
May 29, 5:51 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton, Montgomery54 min
May 29, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery59 min
May 29, 6:09 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery3 hr
May 29, 6:18 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery3 hr
May 29, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington65 min
May 29, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Greene, Schenectady, Schoharie35 min
May 29, 6:45 PM EDTTornado WarningALYMontgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Washington45 min
May 29, 7:02 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady43 min
May 29, 7:12 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady3 hr
May 29, 7:22 PM EDTTornado WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Washington38 min
May 29, 7:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Ulster61 min
May 29, 7:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYColumbia, Rensselaer54 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.