Alert archive / New York / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 21, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 1, 2016, 3:28 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 62 min. 7 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 1, 2016, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 1, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Albany County, NY, Montgomery County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:27 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 1, 4:13 PM EDT | HAIL 0.88 | Coldbrook, NY | NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED ON ALTAMONT AVE IN ROTTERDAM |
| Jul 1, 4:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Se Schenectady - Cent, NY | OBSERVED DAMAGE INDICATES A MICROBURST. ESTIMATED WINDS 80-90 MPH. |
| Jul 1, 4:17 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Schenectady, NY | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN ON UNION ST. |
| Jul 1, 4:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Nw Schenectady, NY | DOWNTOWN SCHENECTADY |
| Jul 1, 4:20 PM EDT | HAIL 1 | Schenectady-Ge Plot, NY | DOWNTOWN SCHENECTADY |
| Jul 1, 4:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Schenectady, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN CENTRAL PARK. |
| Jul 1, 4:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Schenectady, NY | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ON UNION 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 1, 1:32 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 25 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
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -139 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1455 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
831
WUUS51 KALY 011928
SVRALY
NYC001-057-093-095-012030-
/O.NEW.KALY.SV.W.0021.160701T1928Z-160701T2030Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
328 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY COUNTY IN EASTERN NEW YORK...
NORTHWESTERN ALBANY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
NORTHEASTERN SCHOHARIE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
SCHENECTADY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
* AT 327 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR
SCHOHARIE...OR 11 MILES EAST OF COBLESKILL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CENTRAL BRIDGE AROUND 330 PM EDT.
BERNE AROUND 335 PM EDT.
DELANSON AROUND 350 PM EDT.
DUANESBURG AND ALTAMONT AROUND 355 PM EDT.
ROTTERDAM...ROTTERDAM JUNCTION AND PATTERSONVILLE-ROTTERDAM
JUNCTION AROUND 410 PM EDT.
SCHENECTADY...SCOTIA AND NISKAYUNA AROUND 415 PM EDT.
GLENVILLE...ALPLAUS AND EAST GLENVILLE AROUND 420 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
FULLERS... RECTORS...STOODLEY
CORNERS...GALLUPVILLE...HUNTERSLAND...DUANE MANSION... BRAMAN
CORNERS...EAST TOWNSHIP...GLENVILLE CENTER AND HAWVERSVILLE.
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 890 NEAR MILE MARKER 7.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED...ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL
INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
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
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR EASTERN AND
EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4283 7422 4292 7411 4296 7409 4295 7408
4295 7406 4293 7401 4290 7396 4291 7390
4285 7390 4285 7388 4283 7388 4279 7383
4250 7425 4262 7443
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 219DEG 24KT 4263 7427
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TAW/VTK1 follow-up statement
400
WWUS51 KALY 012005
SVSALY
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
405 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016
NYC057-095-012013-
/O.CAN.KALY.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160701T2030Z/
MONTGOMERY NY-SCHOHARIE NY-
405 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MONTGOMERY AND
NORTHEASTERN SCHOHARIE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED AND
MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE...THE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4282 7413 4289 7406 4292 7402 4290 7406
4292 7405 4293 7401 4290 7396 4291 7390
4285 7390 4285 7388 4283 7388 4279 7383
4272 7398 4278 7418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 219DEG 24KT 4282 7406
$$
NYC001-093-012030-
/O.CON.KALY.SV.W.0021.000000T0000Z-160701T2030Z/
ALBANY NY-SCHENECTADY NY-
405 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT
FOR NORTH CENTRAL ALBANY AND SCHENECTADY COUNTIES...
AT 403 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ROTTERDAM
JUNCTION...OR NEAR SCOTIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
ROTTERDAM JUNCTION AND PATTERSONVILLE-ROTTERDAM JUNCTION AROUND
410 PM EDT.
SCHENECTADY...SCOTIA AND NISKAYUNA AROUND 415 PM EDT.
ALPLAUS AND EAST GLENVILLE AROUND 420 PM EDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
COLDBROOK...SOUTH SCHENECTADY...RECTORS...STANFORD
HEIGHTS...STOODLEY CORNERS...HUNGRY HILL...HUTCHINSON
CROSSING...GLENVILLE CENTER...BELLEVUE AND LOWER CORNERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WARNED AREA. TORNADOES CAN
DEVELOP QUICKLY FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT
IMMEDIATELY LIKELY...IF ONE IS SPOTTED ACT QUICKLY AND MOVE TO A
PLACE OF SAFETY INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE...SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR
SMALL INTERIOR ROOM.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
NEW YORK.
LAT...LON 4282 7413 4289 7406 4292 7402 4290 7406
4292 7405 4293 7401 4290 7396 4291 7390
4285 7390 4285 7388 4283 7388 4279 7383
4272 7398 4278 7418
TIME...MOT...LOC 2003Z 219DEG 24KT 4282 7406
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
TAW/VTKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 1:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 50 min |
| Jul 1, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Otsego | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 2:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 2:18 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 57 min |
| Jul 1, 2:21 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 54 min |
| Jul 1, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 39 min |
| Jul 1, 2:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 3:16 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 3:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 26 min |
| Jul 1, 3:22 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 38 min |
| Jul 1, 3:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 27 min |
| Jul 1, 3:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 3:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie | 52 min |
| Jul 1, 3:43 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 3:49 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 41 min |
| Jul 1, 3:59 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia | 31 min |
| Jul 1, 4:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 42 min |
| Jul 1, 4:25 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 65 min |
| Jul 1, 4:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Dutchess | 60 min |
| Jul 1, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 58 min |
| Jul 1, 4:42 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Dutchess, Ulster | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga, Schenectady | 29 min |
| Jul 1, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Dutchess | 43 min |
| Jul 1, 5:11 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Washington | 34 min |
| Jul 1, 5:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 47 min |
| Jul 1, 6:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 3 hr |
| Jul 1, 6:57 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga, Washington | 48 min |
| Jul 1, 7:00 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Rensselaer | 45 min |
| Jul 1, 7:12 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 33 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.