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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 195, NWS Albany, NY

September 4, 2019Dutchess County, New York

NWS Albany, NY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 4, 2019, 4:32 PM EDT for Dutchess County, New York. It was in force for 43 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: Sep 4, 2019, 4:32 PM EDT (20:32 UTC)
Expired: Sep 4, 2019, 5:15 PM EDT
In force: 43 min
Issued by: NWS Albany, NY
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

County Dutchess County, NY

The radar

The Albany radar (KENX), 95 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:37 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Sep 4, 12:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 103 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: 1083 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 340 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 378 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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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 Sep 4, 4:29 PM EDT, 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 4, 4:29 PM EDT, 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 4, 1:09 PM EDT, 3 hours 23 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Albany NY
109 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019

CTZ001-013-MAZ001-025-NYZ041>043-047>054-058>061-063>066-083-084-
VTZ013>015-051100-
Northern Litchfield-Southern Litchfield-Northern Berkshire-
Southern Berkshire-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-Eastern Ulster-
Western Dutchess-Eastern Dutchess-Southeast Warren-
Southern Washington-Bennington-Western Windham-Eastern Windham-
109 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 634 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwestern Connecticut,
western Massachusetts, Lake George Saratoga Region, Capital Region,
Schoharie Valley, eastern Catskills, Helderbergs, eastern Mohawk
Valley, Taconics and Mid Hudson Valley of east central New York and
southern Vermont.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.

   Severe Thunderstorm Watch.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to Standard Operating Procedures.

NYZ032-033-038>040-082-051100-
Northern Herkimer-Hamilton-Southern Herkimer-Southern Fulton-
Montgomery-Northern Fulton-
109 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the southern Adirondacks and
western Mohawk Valley of eastern New York.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Some isolated thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail
this afternoon.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 4, 2:47 PM EDT, 1 hour 45 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 4, 3:00 PM EDT, 1 hour 32 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 4, 3:07 PM EDT, 1 hour 25 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Albany NY
307 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019

VTZ013>015-042000-
Eastern Windham-Western Windham-Bennington-
307 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2019

...A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT CENTRAL BENNINGTON AND
WINDHAM COUNTIES...

At 306 PM EDT, radar indicated strong thunderstorms were located
along a line extending from near West Wardsboro to 7 miles east of
Bennington. Movement was east at 25 mph.

Winds in excess of 30 mph are possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Bennington, Bellows Falls, Londonderry, Townshend, Stratton, Putney,
Wilmington, Saxtons River, Westminster, Newfane, West Wardsboro,
Windham, Rockingham, Dover, Jamaica, Wardsboro, Grafton, Brookline,
Athens and Woodford.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may
cause localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

LAT...LON 4311 7244 4308 7244 4305 7247 4300 7244
      4300 7246 4297 7247 4295 7253 4292 7252
      4287 7256 4286 7317 4329 7287 4328 7282
      4325 7282 4322 7269 4324 7257 4323 7243
      4315 7246 4312 7243
TIME...MOT...LOC 1906Z 279DEG 22KT 4309 7283 4288 7303

NAS

Special weather statement, Sep 4, 3:25 PM EDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 4, 3:58 PM EDT, 34 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Sep 4, 4:28 PM EDT, 4 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Sep 4, 7:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton, Herkimer	39 min
Sep 4, 8:05 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	25 min
Sep 4, 8:38 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Hamilton, Warren	37 min
Sep 4, 9:21 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Warren	24 min
Sep 4, 11:02 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	28 min
Sep 4, 11:12 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	33 min
Sep 4, 11:16 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Herkimer	29 min
Sep 4, 11:30 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	30 min
Sep 4, 11:42 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	33 min
Sep 4, 11:44 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	31 min
Sep 4, 11:49 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	26 min
Sep 4, 12:02 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	28 min
Sep 4, 12:06 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady	62 min
Sep 4, 12:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Washington	52 min
Sep 4, 12:14 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer	35 min
Sep 4, 12:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Fulton	28 min
Sep 4, 12:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	36 min
Sep 4, 1:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schoharie	26 min
Sep 4, 1:32 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Saratoga	43 min
Sep 4, 1:45 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Schenectady	30 min
Sep 4, 1:55 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Washington	35 min
Sep 4, 2:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady	44 min
Sep 4, 2:17 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Albany	28 min
Sep 4, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Greene	26 min
Sep 4, 2:23 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	ALY	Rensselaer	67 min
Sep 4, 2:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Rensselaer, Washington	27 min
Sep 4, 2:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia, Rensselaer	43 min
Sep 4, 3:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Putnam	30 min
Sep 4, 3:25 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Columbia	65 min
Sep 4, 3:33 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ALY	Columbia	27 min
Sep 4, 4:28 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Dutchess	62 min
Sep 4, 12:44 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Windham	31 min
Sep 4, 12:46 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington	29 min
Sep 4, 12:57 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Bennington	33 min
Sep 4, 3:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Windham	53 min
Sep 4, 3:58 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	ALY	Berkshire	32 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.