Alert archive / New York / Tornado Warnings in 2018
Tornado Warning 5, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this tornado warning at May 15, 2018, 3:51 PM EDT for Ulster County, New York. It was in force for 24 min. 3 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, 3:51 PM EDT (19:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2018, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
County Ulster County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:52 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
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 4:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Shawangunk, NY | TREES DOWN. |
| May 15, 4:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Shawangunk, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| May 15, 4:25 PM EDT | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ene Shawangunk, NY | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
129
WFUS51 KALY 151951
TORALY
NYC111-152015-
/O.NEW.KALY.TO.W.0005.180515T1951Z-180515T2015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Albany NY
351 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2018
The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Ulster County in east central New York...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 350 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Phillipsport, or 8 miles southwest of Ellenville,
moving east at 65 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...
Ellenville around 355 PM EDT.
Wallkill around 405 PM EDT.
Plattekill and Modena around 410 PM EDT.
Marlboro around 415 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Tuckers Corner, Forest Glen, Dwaarkill, Fantinekill, Awosting, Elting
Corners, Ireland Corners, Cragsmoor, Stoneco and Honk Hill.
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 7407 4160 7409 4162 7413 4158 7413
4160 7425 4163 7425 4163 7427 4159 7436
4165 7440 4175 7457 4179 7453 4183 7395
4177 7395 4173 7394 4159 7395 4158 7405
TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 272DEG 56KT 4163 7449
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DBT1 follow-up statement
486
WWUS51 KALY 152007
SVSALY
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
407 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2018
NYC111-152015-
/O.CON.KALY.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-180515T2015Z/
Ulster NY-
407 PM EDT TUE MAY 15 2018
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN ULSTER COUNTY...
At 407 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Wallkill, or near Walden, moving east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Modena around 410 PM EDT.
Plattekill and Marlboro around 415 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Tuckers Corner, Forest Glen, Dwaarkill, Fantinekill, Awosting, Elting
Corners, Ireland Corners, Stoneco, Honk Hill and Sylva.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4160 7424 4162 7424 4162 7425 4163 7425
4163 7427 4159 7436 4164 7439 4171 7437
4180 7439 4180 7438 4182 7395 4177 7395
4173 7394 4159 7395 4158 7405 4160 7407
4160 7409 4162 7413 4158 7413
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 270DEG 44KT 4163 7419
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN
$$
DBTThe 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, 2:48 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | ALY | Ulster | 42 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, 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.