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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Albany, NY

July 19, 2015Columbia County, Rensselaer County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 19, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT for Columbia County, Rensselaer County, New York. It was in force for 45 min. 9 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 19, 2015, 5:00 PM EDT (21:00 UTC)
Expired: Jul 19, 2015, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

Counties Columbia County, NY, Rensselaer County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 37 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:00 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 19, 5:06 PM EDT	FUNNEL CLOUD	Ghent, NY	FUNNEL CLOUD SPOTTED.
Jul 19, 5:10 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Coeymans, NY	DOWNED TREES ALONG RIVER RD.
Jul 19, 5:18 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Nassau, NY	TREE DOWN
Jul 19, 5:20 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Valatie, NY	MASSIVE TREE DAMAGE AT 123 CORTLAND DR.
Jul 19, 5:22 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Chatham, NY	TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROUTE 13.
Jul 19, 5:23 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Kinderhook, NY	TREES AND WIRES DOWN KINDERHOOK LAKE.
Jul 19, 5:25 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Chatham, NY	TREES AND WIRES DOWN COUNTY ROUTE 28B AND ROUND LAKE RD.
Jul 19, 5:27 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Niverville, NY	MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON THE CONCOURSE
Jul 19, 5:29 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Valatie, NY	TREES AND WIRES DOWN ON KINDERHOOK ST.

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 19, 2:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 30 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 280 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -117 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 797 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 123 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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The text

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

350 
WFUS51 KALY 192100
TORALY
NYC021-083-192145-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0004.150719T2100Z-150719T2145Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
500 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN RENSSELAER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
    
* AT 459 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VALATIE...OR NEAR NASSAU...MOVING
  SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  NASSAU AND VALATIE AROUND 505 PM EDT.
  CHATHAM AROUND 520 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
CANAAN...EAST CHATHAM...RIDERS...NORTH CHATHAM...NEW CONCORD...MALDEN
BRIDGE...CHATHAM CENTER...BROOKVIEW...NIVERVILLE AND RIDERS MILLS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

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/NWSALBANY OR TWITTER @NWSALBANY.

&&

LAT...LON 4245 7338 4228 7364 4243 7378 4246 7378
      4247 7379 4249 7378 4255 7372
TIME...MOT...LOC 2059Z 299DEG 21KT 4246 7370 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

SNYDER/LEE

4 follow-up statements

371 
WWUS51 KALY 192106
SVSALY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
506 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

NYC021-083-192145-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150719T2145Z/
RENSSELAER NY-COLUMBIA NY-
506 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL RENSSELAER AND NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES...
    
AT 505 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER VALATIE...OR NEAR NASSAU...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CHATHAM AROUND 520 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
NIVERVILLE...CANAAN...EAST CHATHAM...RIDERS...RIDERS MILLS...SOUTH
SCHODACK...RAYVILLE...NORTH CHATHAM...VAN HOESEN STATION AND ROCK
CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4245 7338 4228 7364 4243 7378 4249 7375
      4254 7370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 299DEG 21KT 4244 7365 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SNYDER/LEE

570 
WWUS51 KALY 192107
SVSALY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
507 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

NYC021-083-192145-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150719T2145Z/
RENSSELAER NY-COLUMBIA NY-
507 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL RENSSELAER AND NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTIES...
        
AT 507 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER VALATIE...OR NEAR CHATHAM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25
MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CHATHAM AROUND 520 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
NIVERVILLE...CANAAN...EAST CHATHAM...RIDERS...RIDERS MILLS...SOUTH
SCHODACK...RAYVILLE...NORTH CHATHAM...VAN HOESEN STATION AND ROCK
CITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4245 7338 4228 7364 4243 7378 4249 7375
      4254 7370
TIME...MOT...LOC 2107Z 299DEG 21KT 4243 7364 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SNYDER/LEE

317 
WWUS51 KALY 192116
SVSALY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
516 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

NYC083-192124-
/O.CAN.KALY.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150719T2145Z/
RENSSELAER NY-
516 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL RENSSELAER COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT 
OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

LAT...LON 4245 7338 4228 7364 4243 7378 4247 7376
      4249 7354 4249 7352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 302DEG 19KT 4241 7361 

$$

NYC021-192145-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150719T2145Z/
COLUMBIA NY-
516 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY...
        
AT 514 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR CHATHAM...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CHATHAM AROUND 520 PM EDT.

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
NIVERVILLE...CANAAN...EAST CHATHAM...RIDERS...RIDERS MILLS...
RAYVILLE...NORTH CHATHAM...ROCK CITY...GHENT AND BUCKLEYVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL
SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4245 7338 4228 7364 4243 7378 4247 7376
      4249 7354 4249 7352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2114Z 302DEG 19KT 4241 7361 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SNYDER/LEE

723 
WWUS51 KALY 192143
SVSALY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
543 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

NYC021-192152-
/O.EXP.KALY.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150719T2145Z/
COLUMBIA NY-
543 PM EDT SUN JUL 19 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN COLUMBIA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 545 PM EDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. 
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER LARGE HAIL 
AND GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.

LAT...LON 4245 7338 4228 7364 4243 7378 4247 7376
      4249 7354 4249 7352
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 299DEG 21KT 4241 7361 

$$

SNYDER/LEE

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 18, 8:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	34 min
Jul 19, 4:09 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	14 hr
Jul 19, 3:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	22 min
Jul 19, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	35 min
Jul 19, 4:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	30 min
Jul 19, 4:10 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer	3 hr
Jul 19, 4:24 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer	36 min
Jul 19, 4:46 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer	44 min
Jul 19, 4:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Montgomery, Schoharie	51 min
Jul 19, 5:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	28 min
Jul 19, 5:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Schoharie	43 min
Jul 19, 5:23 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	37 min
Jul 19, 5:23 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Rensselaer	56 min
Jul 19, 5:26 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady	64 min
Jul 19, 5:37 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady	3 hr
Jul 19, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady	46 min
Jul 19, 5:51 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Columbia, Rensselaer	6 hr
Jul 19, 5:53 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	52 min
Jul 19, 5:59 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	31 min
Jul 19, 6:00 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady	20 min
Jul 19, 6:04 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington	3 hr
Jul 19, 6:14 PM EDT	Flash Flood Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington	3 hr
Jul 19, 6:25 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Ulster	65 min
Jul 19, 6:30 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Rensselaer	60 min
Jul 19, 6:37 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	23 min
Jul 19, 6:54 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Washington	26 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.