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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 143, NWS Albany, NY
NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2019, 4:02 PM EDT for 4 counties in New York. It was in force for 58 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 17, 2019, 4:02 PM EDT (20:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 17, 2019, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Albany, NY
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Fulton County, NY, Hamilton County, NY, Saratoga County, NY, Warren County, NY
The radar
The Albany radar (KENX), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 79 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
- 149 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -63 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 787 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 77 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
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 17, 4:01 PM EDT, 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 4:01 PM EDT, 1 minute before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Albany NY 424 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 MAZ001-025-NYZ032-033-038>043-047>054-058>061-063-082>084-VTZ013>015- 181100- Northern Berkshire-Southern Berkshire-Northern Herkimer-Hamilton- Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-Montgomery-Northern Saratoga- Northern Warren-Northern Washington-Schoharie-Western Schenectady- Eastern Schenectady-Southern Saratoga-Western Albany-Eastern Albany- Western Rensselaer-Eastern Rensselaer-Western Greene-Eastern Greene- Western Columbia-Eastern Columbia-Western Ulster-Northern Fulton- Southeast Warren-Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham- Eastern Windham- 424 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Massachusetts, east central New York including the eastern Catskills, Helderbergs, Mohawk Valley, Schoharie Valley, Greater Capital Region, Lake George Saratoga Region, northern and central Taconics, and the southern Adirondacks and southern Vermont. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. There is a Marginal Risk that scattered thunderstorms this afternoon into this evening may become severe producing damaging winds of 58 mph or greater and or some large hail quarter size or greater. Some locally heavy rainfall may also cause poor drainage flooding of low lying areas and ponding of water on roads. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a chance of thunderstorms each day Sunday through Wednesday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Any thunderstorm will be capable of locally heavy rainfall which may lead to water ponding on roadways and poor drainage flooding in low lying areas. The combination of heat and high humidity may allow heat index values to approach or exceed heat advisory levels during the afternoon hours Monday and Tuesday in the Hudson Valley. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed. CTZ001-013-NYZ064>066-181100- Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Eastern Ulster- Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess- 424 AM EDT Sat Aug 17 2019 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut and the mid Hudson Valley and southern Taconics of east central New York. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible this afternoon into this evening. Some gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall are possible with any thunderstorms. Ponding of water on roadways and poor drainage flooding of low lying areas is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. There is a chance of thunderstorms each day Saturday through Wednesday, mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Any thunderstorm will be capable of locally heavy rainfall which may lead to water ponding on roadways and poor drainage flooding in low lying areas. The combination of heat and high humidity may allow heat index values to approach or exceed heat advisory levels during the afternoon hours Monday and Tuesday in the mid Hudson Valley. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 17, 3:25 PM EDT, 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
325 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 SSW NISKAYUNA 42.81N 73.90W
08/17/2019 SCHENECTADY NY NWS EMPLOYEE
SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON WEST ALLEY IN THE CITY OF
SCHENECTADY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1902724
MSELocal storm report, Aug 17, 3:29 PM EDT, 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
329 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0325 PM HEAVY RAIN 1 NNE HAWTHORNE HILL 42.80N 73.88W
08/17/2019 M2.60 INCH SCHENECTADY NY NWS EMPLOYEE
2.6 INCHES OF RAIN.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1902725
MSELocal storm report, Aug 17, 3:33 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
333 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM FLASH FLOOD SCHENECTADY 42.80N 73.93W
08/17/2019 SCHENECTADY NY SOCIAL MEDIA
STREET FLOODING IN THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1902726
MSELocal storm report, Aug 17, 3:35 PM EDT, 27 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
335 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2019
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HAIL SCHENECTADY 42.80N 73.93W
08/17/2019 M1.00 INCH SCHENECTADY NY SOCIAL MEDIA
DIME TO NICKLE SIZED HAIL IN THE CITY OF SCHENECTADY.
&&
EVENT NUMBER ALY1902727
MSELocal storm report, Aug 17, 3:57 PM EDT, 5 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Albany, NY issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 8:39 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Otsego | 36 min |
| Aug 16, 9:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 49 min |
| Aug 16, 9:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 35 min |
| Aug 16, 9:44 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 46 min |
| Aug 16, 10:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 50 min |
| Aug 16, 10:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 12:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 2:07 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Schenectady | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 2:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Herkimer | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 2:33 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Schenectady | 96 min |
| Aug 17, 2:36 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga, Schenectady | 54 min |
| Aug 17, 2:38 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 37 min |
| Aug 17, 2:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Saratoga | 46 min |
| Aug 17, 3:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 25 min |
| Aug 17, 3:11 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Oneida | 34 min |
| Aug 17, 3:16 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Saratoga | 52 min |
| Aug 17, 3:26 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:38 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | ALY | Herkimer | 3 hr |
| Aug 17, 3:58 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Hamilton | 32 min |
| Aug 17, 4:17 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Hamilton, Warren | 2 hr |
| Aug 17, 4:19 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Montgomery | 26 min |
| Aug 17, 4:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Saratoga | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 4:25 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Warren | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 4:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Saratoga | 61 min |
| Aug 17, 4:36 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Fulton | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie | 58 min |
| Aug 17, 4:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Fulton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington | 65 min |
| Aug 17, 5:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Schenectady, Schoharie | 55 min |
| Aug 17, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady | 60 min |
| Aug 17, 5:34 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington | 56 min |
| Aug 17, 5:51 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Schoharie | 24 min |
| Aug 17, 5:55 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 35 min |
| Aug 17, 6:03 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Albany | 27 min |
| Aug 17, 6:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Rensselaer, Washington | 66 min |
| Aug 17, 6:24 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Greene | 36 min |
| Aug 17, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | ALY | Columbia, Rensselaer | 44 min |
| Aug 17, 7:32 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Ulster | 118 min |
| Aug 17, 7:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ALY | Columbia, Dutchess, Ulster | 57 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.