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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY

July 1, 2016Bennington County, Vermont; Washington County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Jul 1, 2016, 5:11 PM EDT for Bennington County, Vermont; Washington County, New York. It was in force for 34 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: Jul 1, 2016, 5:11 PM EDT (21:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 1, 2016, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 34 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.75 in

Counties Washington County, NY, Bennington County, VT

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:09 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, 5:50 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Manchester, VT	NUMEROUS LARGE LIMBS DOWN.
Jul 1, 5:50 PM EDT	HAIL 1	Manchester, VT

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, 9.2 hours before the alert went out and 60 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: 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.

746 
WFUS51 KALY 012111
TORALY
NYC115-VTC003-012145-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0002.160701T2111Z-160701T2145Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK...
  NORTHWESTERN BENNINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHERN VERMONT...

* UNTIL 545 PM EDT
    
* AT 511 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CAMBRIDGE...OR 8 MILES
  NORTHWEST OF HOOSICK FALLS...MOVING EAST AT 35 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...
  CAMBRIDGE AROUND 520 PM EDT. 
  SHAFTSBURY AROUND 535 PM EDT. 
  ARLINGTON AROUND 540 PM EDT. 
  MANCHESTER AROUND 545 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
PUMPKIN HOOK...SOUTH CAMBRIDGE...WHITE CREEK...BOUPLON CORNER...WEST
SANDGATE...EAGLEVILLE...MANCHESTER DEPOT...KELLEY STAND...RICHVILLE
AND FLY SUMMIT.

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 4312 7300 4303 7300 4295 7339 4296 7343
      4294 7345 4294 7359 4298 7361 4303 7359
      4328 7298 4312 7294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 248DEG 33KT 4296 7349 

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

$$

TAW/VTK

3 follow-up statements

329 
WWUS51 KALY 012130
SVSALY

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

NYC115-VTC003-012145-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160701T2145Z/
WASHINGTON NY-BENNINGTON VT-
530 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN BENNINGTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 529 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR SHAFTSBURY...OR 7 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ARLINGTON...
MOVING EAST AT 40 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...
  ARLINGTON AROUND 540 PM EDT. 
  MANCHESTER AROUND 545 PM EDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
SANDGATE...BEARTOWN...SUNDERLAND STATION...ASH GROVE...PUMPKIN
HOOK...EAST KANSAS...WEST ARLINGTON...WEST SANDGATE...SOUTH DORSET
AND SHUSHAN.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4312 7300 4303 7300 4299 7334 4300 7341
      4300 7343 4303 7345 4304 7346 4307 7348
      4328 7298 4312 7294
TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 248DEG 33KT 4302 7328 

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

$$

TAW/VTK

446 
WWUS51 KALY 012139
SVSALY

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

NYC115-VTC003-012145-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160701T2145Z/
WASHINGTON NY-BENNINGTON VT-
539 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN BENNINGTON COUNTIES...
    
AT 539 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER ARLINGTON...MOVING EAST AT 40 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN BENNINGTON COUNTIES...
INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: SANDGATE...BEARTOWN...SUNDERLAND
STATION...WEST ARLINGTON...EAST KANSAS...EAGLEVILLE...SOUTH DORSET...
KANSAS...CHISELVILLE AND ANAQUASSACOOK.

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.

HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4310 7307 4306 7311 4302 7327 4306 7330
      4308 7333 4310 7334 4311 7334 4313 7333
      4323 7307 4312 7310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 248DEG 33KT 4306 7316 

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

$$

TAW/VTK

915 
WWUS51 KALY 012147
SVSALY

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

NYC115-VTC003-012157-
/O.EXP.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160701T2145Z/
WASHINGTON NY-BENNINGTON VT-
547 PM EDT FRI JUL 1 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN
BENNINGTON COUNTIES HAS EXPIRED...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM EDT FOR EAST CENTRAL
NEW YORK...AND SOUTHERN VERMONT.

LAT...LON 4310 7307 4306 7311 4302 7327 4306 7330
      4308 7333 4310 7334 4311 7334 4313 7333
      4323 7307 4312 7310
TIME...MOT...LOC 2144Z 248DEG 33KT 4306 7316 

$$

TAW/VTK

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 1, 5:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Bennington	47 min
Jul 1, 5:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Bennington, Windham	46 min
Jul 1, 6:16 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Bennington, Windham	3 hr
Jul 1, 6:16 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington	29 min
Jul 1, 6:51 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington, Windham	24 min
Jul 1, 6:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington	48 min
Jul 1, 7:21 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Windham	39 min
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, 3:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Montgomery, Schenectady, Schoharie	62 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, 7:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Rensselaer	45 min
Jul 1, 7:12 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Ulster	33 min

Nearby

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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.