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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Albany, NY

May 15, 2018Ulster County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at May 15, 2018, 2:48 PM EDT for Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 42 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: May 15, 2018, 2:48 PM EDT (18:48 UTC)
Expired: May 15, 2018, 3:30 PM EDT
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 2.5 in

County Ulster County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:47 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
May 15, 3:08 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	2 E Claryville, NY
May 15, 3:08 PM EDT	HAIL 0.75	2 E Claryville, NY
May 15, 3:30 PM EDT	HAIL 0.9	1 Nw Rosendale, NY
May 15, 3:31 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Stone Ridge, NY	TWO TREES DOWN. ALSO HALF INCH HAIL.

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
May 15, 1:03 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 108 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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 932 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 259 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

577 
WFUS51 KALY 151848
TORALY
NYC111-151930-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0002.180515T1848Z-180515T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
248 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2018

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Ulster County in east central New York...

* Until 330 PM EDT.
    
* At 247 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Parksville, or near Liberty, moving east at 45
  mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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...
  Ellenville and Napanoch around 315 PM EDT.
  Kerhonkson around 320 PM EDT.
  Olivebridge around 325 PM EDT.
  New Paltz, High Falls and Tillson around 330 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cherrytown, Rolling Meadows, Rosendale, Maple Hill, Forest Glen,
Palentown, Atwood, Pacama, Brodhead and Liebhardt.

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 4173 7455 4175 7457 4184 7448 4188 7445
      4194 7461 4195 7401 4168 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1847Z 272DEG 40KT 4185 7479 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.50IN

$$

DBT

2 follow-up statements

393 
WWUS51 KALY 151911
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
311 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2018

NYC111-151930-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180515T1930Z/
Ulster NY-
311 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2018

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
ULSTER COUNTY...
    
At 311 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Grahamsville, or 10 miles north of Ellenville,
moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and two inch 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...
  Kerhonkson around 320 PM EDT.
  Olivebridge around 325 PM EDT.
  New Paltz, High Falls and Tillson around 330 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Cherrytown, Rolling Meadows, Rosendale, Maple Hill, Palentown,
Atwood, Pacama, Brodhead, Liebhardt and Fantinekill.

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 4180 7449 4184 7448 4188 7445 4194 7461
      4195 7401 4168 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1911Z 270DEG 40KT 4185 7443 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN

$$

DBT

951 
WWUS51 KALY 151925
SVSALY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
325 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2018

NYC111-151935-
/O.EXP.KALY.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-180515T1930Z/
Ulster NY-
325 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2018

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL ULSTER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 330
PM EDT...
    
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 800 PM EDT for east central
New York.

LAT...LON 4180 7449 4184 7448 4188 7445 4194 7461
      4195 7401 4168 7403
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 272DEG 40KT 4184 7423 

$$

DBT

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 15, 9:58 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany, Greene, Schoharie	47 min
May 15, 10:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer	61 min
May 15, 1:30 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	30 min
May 15, 1:55 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster	50 min
May 15, 2:20 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Greene, Ulster	40 min
May 15, 2:31 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster	29 min
May 15, 2:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Rensselaer	53 min
May 15, 2:57 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess	33 min
May 15, 2:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster	62 min
May 15, 3:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Ulster	38 min
May 15, 3:34 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	56 min
May 15, 3:42 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Ulster	48 min
May 15, 3:51 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Ulster	24 min
May 15, 4:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	ALY	Dutchess, Ulster	30 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.