Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at Aug 22, 2017, 5:28 PM EDT for Fulton County, Herkimer County, Montgomery County, New York. It was in force for 47 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
- Aug 22, 2017, 5:28 PM EDT (21:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 22, 2017, 6:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
Counties Fulton County, NY, Herkimer County, NY, Montgomery County, NY
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 5:48 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | Orendorf Corners, NY | |
| Aug 22, 6:03 PM EDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Ene Cramer Corners, NY |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 12:23 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 87 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 932 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 163 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
471
WFUS51 KALY 222128
TORALY
NYC035-043-057-222215-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0005.170822T2128Z-170822T2215Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
528 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southwestern Fulton County in eastern New York...
Southern Herkimer County in eastern New York...
Western Montgomery County in eastern New York...
* Until 615 PM EDT
* At 528 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Bridgewater, or 11 miles south of New Hartford,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Cedarville around 545 PM EDT.
Ilion and Frankfort around 550 PM EDT.
Herkimer and Mohawk around 555 PM EDT.
Jordanville around 600 PM EDT.
Little Falls and St. Johnsville around 615 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Jersalem Hill, Spinnerville, Corrado Corners, Cedar Lake, North
Ilion, Gulph, South Columbia, South Ilion, Mindenville and Davys
Corners.
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 4306 7462 4282 7459 4283 7465 4290 7488
4284 7489 4282 7491 4291 7510 4286 7514
4286 7521 4288 7521 4288 7520 4300 7522
4303 7521
TIME...MOT...LOC 2128Z 255DEG 26KT 4290 7525
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
TAW1 follow-up statement
458
WWUS51 KALY 222159
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
559 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
NYC035-043-057-222215-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-170822T2215Z/
Fulton NY-Herkimer NY-Montgomery NY-
559 PM EDT TUE AUG 22 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN FULTON...SOUTHEASTERN HERKIMER AND WESTERN MONTGOMERY
COUNTIES...
At 558 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Jordanville, or near Herkimer, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Little Falls and St. Johnsville around 615 PM EDT.
Trained spotters reported a funnel cloud in Columbia Center at
548 PM EDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4306 7462 4282 7459 4283 7465 4290 7488
4288 7488 4288 7489 4292 7496 4293 7497
4293 7499 4294 7500 4297 7501 4298 7502
4304 7506
TIME...MOT...LOC 2158Z 255DEG 26KT 4296 7496
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...0.00IN
$$
TAWThe office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 8:43 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 32 min |
| Aug 22, 3:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 22 min |
| Aug 22, 3:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Herkimer | 60 min |
| Aug 22, 4:19 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 56 min |
| Aug 22, 4:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton | 19 min |
| Aug 22, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Hamilton, Warren | 43 min |
| Aug 22, 4:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 35 min |
| Aug 22, 5:35 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Warren, Washington | 55 min |
| Aug 22, 5:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren | 66 min |
| Aug 22, 6:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady | 34 min |
| Aug 22, 6:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 40 min |
| Aug 22, 7:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 57 min |
| Aug 22, 7:04 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Washington | 41 min |
| Aug 22, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Herkimer, Montgomery | 56 min |
| Aug 22, 7:20 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie | 55 min |
| Aug 22, 7:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Ulster | 51 min |
| Aug 22, 7:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Washington | 58 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.