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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 137, NWS Albany, NY

August 16, 2019Albany County, Schenectady County, Schoharie County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 16, 2019, 4:33 PM EDT for Albany County, Schenectady County, Schoharie County, New York. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 16, 2019, 4:33 PM EDT (20:33 UTC)
Expired
Aug 16, 2019, 5:15 PM EDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Albany, NY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Albany County, NY, Schenectady County, NY, Schoharie County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 12 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Albany, NY wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 16, 4:15 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 16, 4:15 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 16, 4:28 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 16, 3:11 PM EDT, 1 hour 22 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 3:24 PM EDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 16, 4:00 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 9:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie42 min
Aug 15, 9:29 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSchoharie39 min
Aug 15, 9:42 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYSchoharie3 hr
Aug 15, 9:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton41 min
Aug 15, 10:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie36 min
Aug 15, 10:53 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYGreene37 min
Aug 15, 11:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany, Greene, Schoharie24 min
Aug 15, 11:23 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYWarren37 min
Aug 16, 12:06 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYRensselaer24 min
Aug 16, 3:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchenectady34 min
Aug 16, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYMontgomery51 min
Aug 16, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYSchoharie45 min
Aug 16, 4:07 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYSchoharie42 min
Aug 16, 4:41 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany49 min
Aug 16, 4:49 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYOneida41 min
Aug 16, 5:16 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYAlbany44 min
Aug 16, 5:41 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer41 min
Aug 16, 5:52 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryALYAlbany, Rensselaer88 min
Aug 16, 6:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYAlbany, Rensselaer59 min
Aug 16, 6:11 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHerkimer34 min
Aug 16, 6:38 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningALYRensselaer23 min
Aug 16, 6:57 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton48 min
Aug 16, 7:18 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton42 min
Aug 16, 7:47 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementALYHamilton43 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.