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Tornado Warning 1, NWS Albany, NY

July 1, 2016Dutchess County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2016, 3:43 PM EDT for Dutchess County, New York. It was in force for 47 min. 4 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, 3:43 PM EDT (19:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 1, 2016, 4:30 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

County Dutchess County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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
Jul 1, 3:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Wsw Freedom Plains, NYTREE LIMBS DOWN ACROSS CRAMER ROAD WITH DEBRIS ACROSS LAUER ROAD
Jul 1, 3:45 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGArlington, NYMULTIPLE TREES DOWN.
Jul 1, 3:45 PM EDTHAIL 1Freedom Plains, NYQUARTER SIZE HAIL
Jul 1, 3:47 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 Nw Arthursburg, NYTREES WERE DOWNED AND ACROSS THE SOUTHBOUND TACONIC STATE PARKWAY BETWEEN STRINGHAM ROAD AND ARTHURSBURG ROAD

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
Jul 1, 1:32 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 113 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 2016-07-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-07-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

188 
WFUS51 KALY 011943
TORALY
NYC027-012030-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0001.160701T1943Z-160701T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
343 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL DUTCHESS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...

* UNTIL 430 PM EDT
    
* AT 343 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER RED OAKS MILL...OR NEAR
  POUGHKEEPSIE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
  HOPEWELL JUNCTION AROUND 355 PM EDT. 
  PLEASANT VALLEY AROUND 405 PM EDT. 
  MILLBROOK...DOVER PLAINS AND WINGDALE AROUND 430 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
ARTHURSBURG...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...HILLSIDE
LAKE...MABBETTSVILLE...CLOVE... MACDONNELL HEIGHTS...DOVER
FURNACE...TIMOTHY HEIGHTS...CAMBY AND RUDCO.

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 4160 7395 4171 7395 4189 7362 4174 7351
      4162 7352 4158 7390
TIME...MOT...LOC 1943Z 240DEG 15KT 4163 7387 

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

$$

BGM
2 follow-up statements
228 
WWUS51 KALY 011953
SVSALY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
353 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

NYC027-012030-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160701T2030Z/
DUTCHESS NY-
353 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
DUTCHESS COUNTY...
    
AT 353 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR RED OAKS MILL...OR NEAR POUGHKEEPSIE...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 15 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...
  PLEASANT VALLEY AROUND 410 PM EDT. 
  MILLBROOK...DOVER PLAINS AND WINGDALE AROUND 430 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
POUGHQUAG...ARTHURSBURG...COLONIAL HEIGHTS...MOORES MILL...HILLSIDE
LAKE... MABBETTSVILLE...CLOVE...MACDONNELL HEIGHTS...DOVER FURNACE
AND TIMOTHY HEIGHTS.

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 4161 7391 4172 7390 4189 7362 4174 7351
      4162 7352 4159 7387
TIME...MOT...LOC 1953Z 238DEG 15KT 4164 7382 

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

$$

BGM
893 
WWUS51 KALY 012009
SVSALY

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
409 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

NYC027-012030-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160701T2030Z/
DUTCHESS NY-
409 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL DUTCHESS COUNTY...
    
AT 408 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR HOPEWELL JUNCTION...OR 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
PAWLING... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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...
  MILLBROOK AND WINGDALE AROUND 425 PM EDT. 
  DOVER PLAINS AROUND 430 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
POUGHQUAG...ARTHURSBURG...MOORES MILL...MABBETTSVILLE...CLOVE...DOVER
FURNACE...CAMBY...VERBANK...FREEDOM PLAINS AND LITTLEREST.

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.

IF A TORNADO OR OTHER SEVERE WEATHER IS SPOTTED...REPORT IT TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
WHO WILL SEND YOUR REPORT. THIS ACT MAY SAVE LIVES OF OTHERS IN THE
PATH OF DANGEROUS WEATHER.

&&

LAT...LON 4164 7382 4174 7383 4186 7360 4174 7351
      4162 7352 4160 7378
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 239DEG 19KT 4165 7373 

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

$$

BGM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 1, 1:25 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton, Herkimer50 min
Jul 1, 1:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOtsego26 min
Jul 1, 2:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer57 min
Jul 1, 2:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess57 min
Jul 1, 2:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie54 min
Jul 1, 2:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie39 min
Jul 1, 2:52 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess, Ulster38 min
Jul 1, 3:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene29 min
Jul 1, 3:19 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYFulton26 min
Jul 1, 3:22 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton38 min
Jul 1, 3:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie62 min
Jul 1, 3:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess, Ulster27 min
Jul 1, 3:33 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren42 min
Jul 1, 3:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYMontgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie52 min
Jul 1, 3:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren41 min
Jul 1, 3:59 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYColumbia31 min
Jul 1, 4:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren42 min
Jul 1, 4:25 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington65 min
Jul 1, 4:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYDutchess60 min
Jul 1, 4:32 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington58 min
Jul 1, 4:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYDutchess, Ulster3 hr
Jul 1, 5:01 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga, Schenectady29 min
Jul 1, 5:02 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYDutchess43 min
Jul 1, 5:11 PM EDTTornado WarningALYWashington34 min
Jul 1, 5:28 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer, Saratoga, Warren, Washington47 min
Jul 1, 6:16 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYRensselaer, Washington3 hr
Jul 1, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga, Washington48 min
Jul 1, 7:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer45 min
Jul 1, 7:12 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster33 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.