Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2014
Tornado Warning 3, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 3, 2014, 4:10 PM EDT for Herkimer County, New York. It was in force for 50 min. 6 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
- Jul 3, 2014, 4:10 PM EDT (20:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 3, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 50 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Herkimer County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 4:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jordanville, NY | BARN COMPLETELY BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jul 3, 4:20 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 2 E Cullen, NY | ROOF BLOWN OFF |
| Jul 3, 4:28 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Columbia Center, NY | BUILDING DAMAGE. LARGE BARN DOOR BLOWN OUT |
| Jul 3, 4:28 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Columbia Center, NY | BUILDING DAMAGE. LARGE BARN DOOR BLOWN OUT NEAR DUGAN RD. |
| Jul 3, 4:28 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Columbia Center, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON JORDAN VILLE RD. |
| Jul 3, 4:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Columbia Center, NY | AT LEAST 20 TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 10 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 93 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
- 7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -251 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1010 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 107 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
239
WFUS51 KALY 032010
TORALY
NYC043-032100-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0003.140703T2010Z-140703T2100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
410 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN HERKIMER COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 500 PM EDT
* AT 408 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR
JORDANVILLE...OR 9 MILES SOUTH OF ILION...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SMITH CORNERS...DECK AND PAINES HOLLOW BY 415 PM EDT...
VAN HORNESVILLE...STARKVILLE...WILLSE FOUR CORNERS AND CRAMER
CORNERS BY 420 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...
ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV
OR TWITTER @NWSALBANY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.
&&
LAT...LON 4296 7508 4296 7475 4287 7476 4286 7477
4289 7487 4284 7488 4282 7492 4290 7509
4296 7509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 262DEG 39KT 4289 7494
$$
SNYDER2 follow-up statements
481
WWUS51 KALY 032018
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
418 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
NYC043-032100-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140703T2100Z/
HERKIMER NY-
418 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN HERKIMER COUNTY...
AT 415 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VAN HORNESVILLE...
OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF LITTLE FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.
THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE DURING A TORNADO IS IN A BASEMENT. GET UNDER A
WORKBENCH OR OTHER PIECE OF STURDY FURNITURE. IF NO BASEMENT IS
AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN
INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO
COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
PLEASE REPORT HAIL SIZE...DAMAGING WINDS AND REPORTS OF TREES DOWN TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BY EMAIL AT ALB.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV...
ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.ALBANY.GOV
OR TWITTER @NWSALBANY.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.
&&
LAT...LON 4296 7508 4296 7475 4287 7476 4286 7477
4289 7487 4284 7488 4282 7492 4290 7509
4296 7509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2017Z 262DEG 39KT 4290 7484
$$
SNYDER156
WWUS51 KALY 032051
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
451 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
NYC043-032101-
/O.EXP.KALY.TO.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140703T2100Z/
HERKIMER NY-
451 PM EDT THU JUL 3 2014
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN HERKIMER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 500 PM EDT...
THE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING THE TORNADO HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA.
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.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT
THURSDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT AND WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
AND EASTERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.
LAT...LON 4296 7508 4296 7475 4287 7476 4286 7477
4289 7487 4284 7488 4282 7492 4290 7509
4296 7509
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 262DEG 39KT 4295 7434
$$
WRS/IRLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 66 min |
| Jul 2, 8:46 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 9:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 54 min |
| Jul 2, 9:47 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 58 min |
| Jul 2, 9:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 65 min |
| Jul 2, 10:16 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Herkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie | 29 min |
| Jul 2, 10:53 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 67 min |
| Jul 2, 11:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga, Schenectady | 62 min |
| Jul 2, 11:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 4:49 AM EDT | Flash Flood Watch | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton and 9 more | 19 hr |
| Jul 3, 3:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer | 66 min |
| Jul 3, 3:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 65 min |
| Jul 3, 4:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 4:21 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Saratoga, Warren | 54 min |
| Jul 3, 4:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 48 min |
| Jul 3, 4:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 36 min |
| Jul 3, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Warren | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 5:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren | 66 min |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Saratoga | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 5:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 26 min |
| Jul 3, 5:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 56 min |
| Jul 3, 5:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Hamilton | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 5:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 37 min |
| Jul 3, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 55 min |
| Jul 3, 5:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 33 min |
| Jul 3, 5:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer, Ulster | 49 min |
| Jul 3, 6:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Ulster | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:08 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 22 min |
| Jul 3, 6:12 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess | 63 min |
| Jul 3, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 30 min |
| Jul 3, 6:17 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 28 min |
| Jul 3, 6:18 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:22 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 23 min |
| Jul 3, 6:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 44 min |
| Jul 3, 6:27 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:37 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia | 3 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:54 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 6 hr |
| Jul 3, 6:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 34 min |
| Jul 3, 7:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 62 min |
| Jul 3, 7:15 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Columbia | 6 hr |
Nearby
Tornado Warnings in New York, 2014Every tornado warning in 2014Tornadoes in 2014
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.