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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Albany, NY

August 22, 2017Fulton County, Herkimer County, Montgomery County, New York

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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 22, 5:48 PM EDTFUNNEL CLOUDOrendorf Corners, NY
Aug 22, 6:03 PM EDTFUNNEL CLOUD1 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 22, 12:23 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC9 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Albany, NY at 12:00Z on 2017-08-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 87 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 2017-08-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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

$$

TAW
1 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

$$

TAW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 8:43 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer32 min
Aug 22, 3:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer22 min
Aug 22, 3:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Herkimer60 min
Aug 22, 4:19 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Montgomery56 min
Aug 22, 4:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton19 min
Aug 22, 4:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYHamilton, Warren43 min
Aug 22, 4:55 PM EDTTornado WarningALYHerkimer35 min
Aug 22, 5:35 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWarren, Washington55 min
Aug 22, 5:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren66 min
Aug 22, 6:15 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady34 min
Aug 22, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Hamilton, Herkimer40 min
Aug 22, 7:03 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSaratoga57 min
Aug 22, 7:04 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWashington41 min
Aug 22, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYFulton, Herkimer, Montgomery56 min
Aug 22, 7:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Schenectady, Schoharie55 min
Aug 22, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYUlster51 min
Aug 22, 7:47 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYWashington58 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.